# passt vs past

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### passt
*verb · IPA [past] · frequency rank #838*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs passen

### past
*noun · IPA [pɑːst] · frequency rank #23,262*
Vergangenheit, Vorleben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/passt-vs-past