# Alfred vs allied

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alfred
*name · IPA /ˈælfɹəd/ · frequency rank #7,196*
Alfred the Great, early king of England.

### allied
*verb · IPA /əˈlaɪd/ · frequency rank #6,323*
simple past and past participle of ally

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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