# alienation vs alteration

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alienation
*noun · IPA /ˌeɪli.əˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #23,451*
The act of alienating.

### alteration
*noun · IPA /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #18,754*
The act of altering or making different.

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