# DRK vs drug

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### DRK
*noun · IPA [deʔɛʁˈkaː] · frequency rank #13,124*
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

### drug
*verb · IPA [dɹʌɡ] · frequency rank #38,692*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs drag

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