# drop vs drum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### drop
*verb · IPA [drɒp] · frequency rank #18,515*
fallen lassen, fallen, herunterfallen

### 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/drop-vs-drum