# alive vs arrive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alive
*adjective · IPA /əˈlaɪv/ · frequency rank #1,780*
Having life; living; not dead.

### arrive
*verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪv/ · frequency rank #3,739*
To reach; to get to a certain place.

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