# past vs Pest

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Pest
*noun · IPA [pɛst] · frequency rank #8,763*
hochgradig ansteckende Krankheit, die durch das Bakterium Yersinia pestis verursacht wird.

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