# Alter vs alto

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### alto
*adjective · IPA [ˈaltɔ] · frequency rank #25,031*
hoch

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alter-vs-alto