# aim vs alt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### aim
*noun · IPA [eɪm] · frequency rank #39,770*
Ziel, Zweck, Absicht

### 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/aim-vs-alt