# Alter vs arte

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### arte
*verb · IPA [ˈaːɐ̯tə] · frequency rank #8,333*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alter-vs-arte