# Aber vs alter

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Aber
*name · IPA [aˈβ̞eɾ] · frequency rank #45,096*
Apellido.

### alter
*verb · IPA /ˈɔːltə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #26,689*
Alterar.

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