Albion

[ˈalbi̯ɔn]

/[ˈalbi̯ɔn]/ name

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The verdict

“Albion” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,951 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#66,951
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - England

Key facts for Albion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlbion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalbi̯ɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Albion” 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). Albion lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Albion is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈalbi̯ɔn]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,951 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "England".

No misspelling variants are generated for Albion in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Albion, spelled A-L-B-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    England

This word in other languages

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-B-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈalbi̯ɔn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list