# Altern vs ändern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ändern
*verb · IPA [ˈɛndɐn] · frequency rank #1,026*
anders machen

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