Alen

[ˈaːlən]

/[ˈaːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,211 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,211
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - altes, in mehreren nordeuropäischen Ländern verbreitetes Längenmaß

Key facts for Alen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːlən]
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alen” 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). Alen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Alen is uncommon German at frequency #73,211 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "altes, in mehreren nordeuropäischen Ländern verbreitetes Längenmaß".

No misspelling variants are generated for Alen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Alen, spelled A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    altes, in mehreren nordeuropäischen Ländern verbreitetes Längenmaß

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 "Alen"?
"Alen" is spelled A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːlən].
What does "Alen" mean?
As a noun, "Alen" means: altes, in mehreren nordeuropäischen Ländern verbreitetes Längenmaß
How do you pronounce "Alen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alen" is [ˈaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alen" come from?
"Alen" 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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Using “Alen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaːlən] (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

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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