# Algen vs Altena

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Algen
*noun · IPA [ˈalɡn̩] · frequency rank #18,793*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alge

### Altena
*name · IPA [ˈaltəna] · frequency rank #34,507*
Stadt im Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

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