# ale vs alert

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ale
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #22,606*
Ale

### alert
*adjective · IPA [aˈlɛʁt] · frequency rank #41,635*
munter, aufgeweckt, rege, frisch

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