# Geistern vs gestern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Geistern
*noun · IPA [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐn] · frequency rank #19,230*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geist

### gestern
*adverb · IPA [ˈɡɛstɐn] · frequency rank #617*
am Tag unmittelbar vor dem heutigen Tag

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