# alto vs Alu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Alu
*abbrev · IPA [ˈaːlu] · frequency rank #19,118*
Aluminium

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