# direct vs Dreck

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### direct
*adjective · IPA [di.ʁɛkt] · frequency rank #14,541*
aufrecht, direkt, gerade, gradlinig, unmittelbar, recht

### Dreck
*noun · IPA [dʁɛk] · frequency rank #4,110*
Schmutz, unerwünschte Substanz

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