# alien vs alter

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alien
*noun · IPA [ˈaljẽn] · frequency rank #16,005*
Que viene de fuera del planeta Tierra.

### 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.
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