# alt vs are

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### alt
*adjective · IPA [alt] · frequency rank #595*
vor langer Zeit gemacht, geschehen oder gewesen

### are
*verb · IPA [ə] · frequency rank #4,019*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be

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