# alt vs as

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### as
*noun · IPA [aːs] · frequency rank #2,232*
umgangssprachlich:

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