# alien vs amen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alien
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ · frequency rank #4,347*
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.

### amen
*intj · IPA /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ · frequency rank #7,880*
At the end of religious prayers: so be it.

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