# allay vs Alva

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allay
*verb · IPA /əˈleɪ/ · frequency rank #41,993*
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

### Alva
*name · IPA /ˈæl.və/ · frequency rank #40,112*
A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8897)

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