# ale vs at

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### at
*preposition · IPA /æt/ · frequency rank #21*
In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).

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