# alda vs alt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### alda
*noun · IPA [ˈalda] · frequency rank #41,005*
(große, hohe) Welle, Wellengang

### 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/alda-vs-alt