# dry vs DSL

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dry
*adjective · IPA [dɹaɪ] · frequency rank #29,545*
trocken

### DSL
*abbrev · IPA [deːʔɛsˈʔɛl] · frequency rank #11,213*
eine breitbandige digitale Verbindung über das Telefonnetz

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