# alba vs Arya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alba
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.bə/ · frequency rank #18,753*
A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

### Arya
*noun · frequency rank #24,984*
An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.

## Source
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