# ale vs any

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ale
*noun · IPA /eɪl/ · frequency rank #11,500*
A beer made without hops.

### any
*adverb · IPA /ɛni/ · frequency rank #90*
To even the slightest extent, at all.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ale-vs-any