# alfa vs alm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alfa
*noun · frequency rank #26,326*
A West African cleric or religious teacher.

### alm
*noun · IPA /ɑːm/ · frequency rank #43,024*
Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.

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