# dredged vs drudge

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dredged
*verb · frequency rank #41,601*
simple past and past participle of dredge

### drudge
*noun · IPA /dɹʌd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #46,431*
A person who works in a low servile job.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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