# Dreck vs dress

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dress
*verb · IPA [dʁɛs] · frequency rank #23,893*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dressen

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