# echt vs erst

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### echt
*adjective · IPA [ɛçt] · frequency rank #394*
unverfälscht

### erst
*adverb · IPA [eːɐ̯st] · frequency rank #159*
zuvor, vorher

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