# east vs optimum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### optimum
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #29,724*
vom optimus, dem Superlativ des unregelmäßig gesteigerten Adjektivs bonus
:* Nominativ Singular Neutrum
:* Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum/Neutrum

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