# Alias vs Alta

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alias
*noun · IPA [ˈaːli̯as] · frequency rank #10,217*
Kriminalistik, Pseudonym (zum Beispiel im E-Mail-Verkehr oder Chats)

### Alta
*name · IPA [ˈalta] · frequency rank #29,913*
Ort am Altafjord, Finnmark, Norwegen

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