# dirk vs DRC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dirk
*noun · IPA /dɜːk/ · frequency rank #16,451*
A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

### DRC
*name · IPA /diːɑːˈsiː/ · frequency rank #30,011*
Initialism of Democratic Republic of (the) Congo, Congo-Kinshasa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dirk-vs-drc