# alert vs allot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alert
*adjective · IPA /əˈlɜːt/ · frequency rank #4,057*
Attentive; awake; on guard.

### allot
*verb · IPA /əˈlɒt/ · frequency rank #37,314*
To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

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