# althea vs altho

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### altho
*conjunction · frequency rank #44,055*
Alternative spelling of although.

## Source
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