Aladin

[ˈaladiːn]

/[ˈaladiːn]/ name

The verdict

“Aladin” is uncommon German (frequency #64,948 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,948
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptfigur des orientalischen Märchens „Aladin und die Wunderlampe“, das in der Märchensammlung „Tausendundeine Nacht“ enthalten ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-aladin · Aladin · German

Aladin · rank #64,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,948
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Akutes

Nearest frequency peer: Akutes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aladin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aladin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aladin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAladin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaladiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,948
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aladin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aladinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Akutes“ (#64,947), „Alge“ (#64,949), „Alkohols“ (#64,950). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aladin“ bei #64,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aladin is uncommon German at frequency #64,948 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaladiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptfigur des orientalischen Märchens „Aladin und die Wunderlampe“, das in der Märchensammlung „Tausendundeine Nacht“ enthalten ist".

Aladin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aladin, spelled A-L-A-D-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptfigur des orientalischen Märchens „Aladin und die Wunderlampe“, das in der Märchensammlung „Tausendundeine Nacht“ enthalten ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Aladin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In undurchdringlicher Finsternis saß Aladin nun zwei Tage; am dritten aber rang er die Hände und flehte Gott an, er möge ihn aus seiner Qual durch einen sanften Tod erlösen. Dabei drehte sich der Ring an seinem Finger, und alsbald stand ein Geist von ungeheurer Größe und schreckhaftem Ansehen vor ihm und sprach: »Was verlangst du?«“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aladin"?
"Aladin" is spelled A-L-A-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaladiːn].
What does "Aladin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aladin" means: Hauptfigur des orientalischen Märchens „Aladin und die Wunderlampe“, das in der Märchensammlung „Tausendundeine Nacht“ enthalten ist
How do you pronounce "Aladin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aladin" is [ˈaladiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aladin" come from?
"Aladin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aladin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list