# Ost vs owl

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ost
*noun · IPA [ɔst] · frequency rank #2,356*
Kurzform für die Haupthimmelsrichtung Osten in der Navigation, Seefahrt

### owl
*noun · IPA [aʊl] · frequency rank #24,863*
Eule

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