# east vs Eis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### east
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #10,842*
Ost(en) (Himmelsrichtung)

### Eis
*noun · IPA [aɪ̯s] · frequency rank #2,144*
Wasser im festen Aggregatzustand; gefrorenes Wasser

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