# Altera vs alterno

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Altera
*name · IPA [al̪ˈt̪eɾa] · frequency rank #16,752*
Apellido.

### alterno
*verb · IPA [al̪ˈt̪eɾno] · frequency rank #30,328*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de alternar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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