# Adolf vs Alf

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adolf
*name · IPA [ˈaːdɔlf] · frequency rank #4,484*
männlicher Vorname

### Alf
*noun · IPA [alf] · frequency rank #22,607*
sagenhafter Vogel mit feurigem Schweif (Ostpreußen)

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