# dit vs Dru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dit
*verb · IPA /dɪt/ · frequency rank #34,860*
To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).

### Dru
*name · IPA /dɹuː/ · frequency rank #47,026*
A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, also used as a formal given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dit-vs-dru