# again vs Alain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### again
*adverb · IPA /əˈɡɛn/ · frequency rank #189*
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.

### Alain
*name · frequency rank #21,436*
A male given name from French, equivalent to English Alan.

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