# ear vs et

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ear
*noun · IPA [iːə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #34,054*
das Ohr

### et
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #1,447*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs eat

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