# alm vs APL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alm
*noun · IPA /ɑːm/ · frequency rank #43,024*
Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.

### APL
*noun · frequency rank #48,593*
Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

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