# alma vs Asia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alma
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.mə/ · frequency rank #13,459*
An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

### Asia
*name · IPA /ˈeɪ.ʒə/ · frequency rank #2,243*
The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

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