Alaska

[aˈlaska]

/[aˈlaska]/ name

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The verdict

“Alaska” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,079
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US-Bundesstaat im Nordwesten des amerikanischen Kontinents

Corpus desk

Index DE-alaska · Alaska · German

Alaska · rank #16,079 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,079
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH akzeptiere

Nearest frequency peer: akzeptiere (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Alaska“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Alaska“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alaska
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlaska
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈlaska]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,079
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alaska“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Alaskaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „akzeptiere“ (#16,078), „Aleppo“ (#16,080), „aires“ (#16,077). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alaska“ bei #16,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Alaska (IPA [aˈlaska]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,079 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alaska, with forms such as "aalska", "alaksa", and "alasak". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Alaska, spelled A-L-A-S-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    US-Bundesstaat im Nordwesten des amerikanischen Kontinents
  2. 2
    nordamerikanische Halbinsel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alaska wurde am 3. Januar 1959 als 49. Bundesstaat Teil der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
  2. Im Süden von Alaska regnet oder schneit es fast jeden Tag.

Synonyms

Alaska-Halbinsel

This word in other languages

Alaska(English)Alaska(Español)Alaska(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalska
  • alaksa
  • alasak
  • alaskka
  • alasska
  • allaska
  • alsaka
  • laaska

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alaska - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aalska2alaksa2alasak2alaskka1alasska1allaska1alsaka2laaska2
Edit distance from "Alaska"

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 "Alaska"?
"Alaska" is spelled A-L-A-S-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlaska].
What does "Alaska" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alaska" means: US-Bundesstaat im Nordwesten des amerikanischen Kontinents
What are common misspellings of "Alaska"?
Common misspellings include "aalska", "alaksa", "alasak", "alaskka", "alasska". The correct spelling is "Alaska".
How do you pronounce "Alaska"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alaska" is [aˈlaska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alaska" come from?
"Alaska" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Aleppo#16,080übrige#16,071ähneln#16,065better#16,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Brühl8 variantsWeiler8 variantsVortag8 variantsvielem8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list