# dreh vs drum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dreh
*verb · IPA [dʁeː] · frequency rank #6,911*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen

### 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/dreh-vs-drum