# Alk vs as

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alk
*noun · IPA [alk] · frequency rank #25,029*
ein Vogel aus der Familie der Alkenvögel (Alcidae)

### as
*noun · IPA [aːs] · frequency rank #2,232*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alk-vs-as