# ala vs alpha

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ala
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.lə/ · frequency rank #14,261*
A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.

### alpha
*noun · IPA /ˈælfə/ · frequency rank #4,651*
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

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