# Adlers vs alters

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adlers
*noun · IPA [ˈaːdlɐs] · frequency rank #44,420*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Adler

### alters
*adverb · IPA [ˈaltɐs] · frequency rank #6,387*
seit jeher, seit langer Zeit

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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