# Alger vs Ange

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Ange
*name · IPA /ænd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #29,911*
A diminutive of the female given name Angela.

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