Albany

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The verdict

“Albany” is uncommon German (frequency #55,097 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,097
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats New York

Key facts for Albany
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlbany
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Albany” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Albany lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Albany is uncommon German at frequency #55,097 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Albany, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Albany, spelled A-L-B-A-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats New York
  2. 2
    Verwaltungssitz von Dougherty County in Georgia
  3. 3
    Verwaltungssitz von Linn County und elftgrößte Stadt in Oregon
  4. 4
    Küstenstadt in Westaustralien

This word in other languages

Albany(English)Albany(Français)

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 "Albany"?
"Albany" is spelled A-L-B-A-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Albany" mean?
As a proper noun, "Albany" means: Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats New York
How do you pronounce "Albany"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Albany" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Albany" come from?
"Albany" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Albany”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-B-A-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list