# drip vs DUI

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drip
*verb · IPA /dɹɪp/ · frequency rank #13,329*
To fall one drop at a time.

### DUI
*noun · IPA /ˌdiː.juːˈaɪ/ · frequency rank #18,294*
Initialism of driving under the influence [of alcohol or other drugs]: the act of doing so; a charge or conviction for that act.

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