# dran vs drum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dran
*adverb · IPA [dʁan] · frequency rank #964*
eine direkte räumliche Berührung ausdrückend

### 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/dran-vs-drum