# ago vs alt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ago
*adverb · IPA [əˈɡəʊ] · frequency rank #32,897*
vor

### alt
*adjective · IPA [alt] · frequency rank #595*
vor langer Zeit gemacht, geschehen oder gewesen

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