# geste vs gestern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### geste
*noun · IPA [ʒɛst] · frequency rank #8,566*
Gebärde, Geste

### 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/geste-vs-gestern