# ghost vs guest

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ghost
*verb · IPA [ɡɔʊ̯st] · frequency rank #15,376*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ghosten

### guest
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #38,160*
Gast

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