# dirty vs dry

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dirty
*adjective · IPA [ˈdɜːti] · frequency rank #14,778*
dreckig, schmutzig

### dry
*adjective · IPA [dɹaɪ] · frequency rank #29,545*
trocken

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