# alder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːldə/ · frequency rank #29,902

## Definitions
1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.

## Easily confused with
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-ale)
- **Alex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alex)
- **Alec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alec)
- **Aldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-aldo)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-aloe)
- **ales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-ales)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-ayer)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-anger)
- **Allen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-allen)
- **alert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alert)
- **alien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alien)
- **alter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alter)
- **amber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-amber)
- **alley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-alley)
- **altar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-altar)
- **Asher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-asher)
- **Andes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-andes)
- **Arden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-arden)
- **aster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-aster)
- **auger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alder-vs-auger)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alderr`, `aldre`, `aledr`, `allder`

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