# alum vs Aram

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alum
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.əm/ · frequency rank #20,832*
An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O).

### Aram
*name · IPA /ˈæ.ɹəm/ · frequency rank #31,857*
A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

## Source
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