# Gestank vs Gesten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gestank
*noun · IPA [ɡəˈʃtaŋk] · frequency rank #21,623*
übler, unangenehmer Geruch; verstärktes stank

### Gesten
*noun · IPA [ˈɡeːstn̩] · frequency rank #15,901*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geste

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