# afoot vs aloft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### afoot
*adverb · IPA /əˈfʊt/ · frequency rank #33,110*
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)

### aloft
*adverb · IPA /əˈlɔft/ · frequency rank #25,996*
At, to, or in the air or sky.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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