# alp vs alpha

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alp
*noun · IPA /ælp/ · frequency rank #26,328*
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

### alpha
*noun · IPA /ˈælfə/ · frequency rank #4,651*
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

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