# altem vs Altern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### altem
*adjective · IPA [ˈaltəm] · frequency rank #16,081*
Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt

### Altern
*noun · IPA [ˈaltɐn] · frequency rank #18,796*
Älterwerden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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