# est vs et

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### et
*verb · IPA /ɛt/ · frequency rank #2,200*
Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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