# Erd vs est

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Erd
*noun · IPA [ʕɛɾd] · frequency rank #28,634*
der Planet Erde

### est
*noun · IPA [ɛst] · frequency rank #6,655*
eine der vier Haupthimmelsrichtungen; Osten

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