# past vs pes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pes
*verb · IPA [peːs] · frequency rank #43,402*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pesen

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