Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) maintain translational fidelity through accurate charging by their cognate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and codon:anticodon base pairing with the mRNA at the ribosome. Mistranslation occurs when an amino acid not specified by the genetic code is incorporated into a protein. Since alanyl-tRNA synthetase uniquely recognizes a G3:U70 base pair in tRNAAlaand the anticodon plays no role in charging, tRNAAlavariants with anticodon mutations have the potential to mis-incorporate alanine. Our goal was to characterize the phenotypic consequences of expressing all 60 tRNAAlaanticodon variants inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Overall, 36 tRNAAlaanticodon variants decreased growth in single- or multi-copy. Using mass spectrometry, we observed mistranslation for 45 of 55 variants when on single-copy plasmids. There was a weak but statistically significant correlation between mistranslation and reduced growth. Variants with G/C rich anticodons tend to have larger growth deficits and mistranslate at greater frequencies than A/U rich variants. In most instances, synonymous anticodon variants impact growth differently. We suggest that this is explained by decoding specificity, which results in different tRNAAlavariants mistranslating unique sets of peptides and proteins. Since potential mistranslating tRNAs exist in humans, our analysis identifies features of tRNAAlavariants that influence their potential contribution to disease.