# Alu vs ASS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ASS
*abbrev · IPA [aʔɛsˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #6,039*
Acetylsalicylsäure

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