# alpha vs alphas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### alphas
*noun · IPA /ˈæɫ.fəz/ · frequency rank #46,295*
plural of alpha

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alpha-vs-alphas