# dredging vs drugging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dredging
*noun · frequency rank #24,733*
That which is dredged up.

### drugging
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,432*
present participle and gerund of drug

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