# denk vs derb

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### denk
*verb · IPA [dɛŋk] · frequency rank #2,707*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken

### derb
*adjective · IPA [dɛʁp] · frequency rank #42,415*
unverdorben, kräftig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/denk-vs-derb