# alert vs alter

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alert
*adjective · IPA /əˈlɜːt/ · frequency rank #40,114*
Alerta.

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

## Source
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