# alten vs Alter

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### alten
*adjective · IPA [ˈaltn̩] · frequency rank #416*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt

### Alter
*noun · IPA [ˈaltɐ] · frequency rank #455*
alter Mann

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