# alb vs ATA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alb
*noun · IPA /ˈælb/ · frequency rank #45,776*
A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

### ATA
*noun · frequency rank #27,369*
Advanced Technology Attachment; a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. (Renamed PATA when SATA came into existence to more clearly distinguish the two.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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