# ale vs ans

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ans
*abbrev · IPA [ans] · frequency rank #1,467*
an das

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