# alt vs aw

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### alt
*adjective · IPA \alt\ · frequency rank #15,561*
Vieux, vieille, âgé, âgée.

### aw
*adjective · IPA \ɑβ\ · frequency rank #26,972*
Âgé, vieux, ancien.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/alt-vs-aw