Which to use
“alda” is a noun and “ALTE” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,005
- “alda” frequency rank
- #498
- “ALTE” frequency rank
- 41503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alda | ALTE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (große, hohe) Welle, Wellengang | Apparent Life Threatening Event = anscheinend lebensbedrohliches Ereignis (Bezeichnung eines akuten Zustandes bei Neugeborenen oder Säuglingen mit Apnoe, Zyanose oder Blässe, verändertem Muskeltonus sowie Bradykardie) |
Where the eye mixes alda and ALTE
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alda vs ALTE
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alda is [ˈalda] while ALTE is [ˈaltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alda is recorded at frequency rank #41,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈalda]. ALTE is at rank #498, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈaltə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41503, this pair ranks #1,477,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alda vs ALTE
Shared letters: al. Private to "alda": d. Private to "ALTE": et.
"alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ALTE" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alda" for "ALTE" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alda" vs "ALTE" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ALTE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,477,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alda" and "ALTE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alda vs AUD". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,477,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.