# aight vs alight

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aight
*adjective · IPA /ˈɑˌaɪt/ · frequency rank #44,604*
Contraction of all right.

### alight
*verb · IPA /əˈlaɪt/ · frequency rank #28,812*
To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.

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