# drug vs drums

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### drums
*verb · IPA [dɹʌmz] · frequency rank #31,006*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drum

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