# Alger vs Algeria

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alger
*name · frequency rank #45,778*
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.

### Algeria
*name · IPA /ælˈdʒɪəɹiə/ · frequency rank #12,538*
A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers.

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