# alt vs am

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alt
*adjective · IPA /alt/ · frequency rank #21,650*
velho

### am
*article · frequency rank #2,705*
o / a usado com substantivos masculinos no caso nominativo singular quando a palavra começar com as letra b, f, m, p

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