# Erna vs erst

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Erna
*name · IPA [ˈɛʁna] · frequency rank #25,534*
weiblicher Vorname

### 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/erna-vs-erst