# Ers vs ESP

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ers
*noun · IPA [eːɐ̯s] · frequency rank #22,708*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Er

### ESP
*abbrev · IPA [ʔeːʔɛsˈpeː] · frequency rank #29,567*
Elektronisches Stabilitätsprogramm

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