# dun vs dust

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dun
*adjective · IPA [duːn] · frequency rank #37,461*
im Zustand nach Genuss von zu viel Alkohol

### dust
*noun · IPA [dʌst] · frequency rank #45,871*
Staub

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