# alleged vs allele

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alleged
*verb · IPA /əˈlɛdʒd/ · frequency rank #3,797*
simple past and past participle of allege

### allele
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.iːl/ · frequency rank #32,269*
One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

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