# Eren vs erst

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eren
*noun · IPA [ˈeːʁən] · frequency rank #39,315*
der Hausflur

### 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/eren-vs-erst