# Alter vs älterer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### älterer
*adjective · IPA [ˈɛltəʁɐ] · frequency rank #8,315*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt

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