# erst vs ESS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ESS
*abbrev · frequency rank #15,877*
Europäische Sicherheitsstrategie

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