# drag vs drum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### drag
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #30,008*
schleppen, nachschleppen, schleifen, zerren

### drum
*adverb · IPA [dʁʊm] · frequency rank #5,161*
darum

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