# alerter vs Alter

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### alerter
*verb · IPA \a.lɛʁ.te\ · frequency rank #17,333*
Avertir d’un danger en donnant l’alerte.

### Alter
*noun · IPA \ˈal.tɐ\ · frequency rank #19,203*
Âge.

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