# alert vs aloft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### aloft
*adverb · IPA /əˈlɔft/ · frequency rank #25,996*
At, to, or in the air or sky.

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