# again vs Alan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Alan
*name · IPA /ˈæl.ən/ · frequency rank #3,275*
A male given name from the Celtic languages.

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