# als vs and

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### als
*adverb · frequency rank #17,755*
Obsolete form of also.

### and
*conjunction · IPA /ænd/ · frequency rank #3*
As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/als-vs-and