# aloha vs althea

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aloha
*noun · IPA /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/ · frequency rank #25,656*
Good wishes, love.

### althea
*noun · frequency rank #49,181*
Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

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