# ese vs est

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ese
*noun · IPA /ˈɛˌseɪ/ · frequency rank #34,478*
dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

### est
*noun · IPA /ɛst/ · frequency rank #5,962*
Grace; favour.

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