# Alvear vs alzar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alvear
*name · IPA [alβ̞eˈaɾ] · frequency rank #20,253*
Apellido

### alzar
*verb · IPA [alˈsaɾ] · frequency rank #18,736*
Desplazar alguna cosa, literal o metafóricamente, hacia arriba.

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