# Faust vs First

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Faust
*noun · IPA [faʊ̯st] · frequency rank #4,880*
Hand mit geballten Fingern

### First
*noun · IPA [fɪʁst] · frequency rank #4,197*
höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach

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