# Altern vs alters

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### alters
*adverb · IPA [ˈaltɐs] · frequency rank #6,387*
seit jeher, seit langer Zeit

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