# Alger vs alley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### alley
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.i/ · frequency rank #8,634*
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

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