# Dreck vs duck

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### duck
*verb · IPA [dʊk] · frequency rank #17,855*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ducken

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