# Alastair vs Alistair

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alastair
*name · IPA /ˈæl.ə.stɚ/ · frequency rank #26,671*
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

### Alistair
*name · IPA /ˈæl.ɪ.stɚ/ · frequency rank #20,830*
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

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