# alpha vs Alta

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### alpha
*noun · IPA [alfa] · frequency rank #6,889*
erster Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets; Alpha

### 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/alpha-vs-alta