Alexa

[aˈlɛksa]

/[aˈlɛksa]/ name

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The verdict

“Alexa” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,854
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-alexa · Alexa · German

Alexa · rank #12,854 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,854
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aktiengesells…

Nearest frequency peer: Aktiengesellschaft (-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 „Alexa“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alexa vs area
40% similar
Alexa vs Alma
60% similar
Alexa vs alla
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alexa
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlexa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈlɛksa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,854
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alexa“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Alexaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aktiengesellschaft“ (#12,853), „angezündet“ (#12,855), „Absicherung“ (#12,852). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alexa“ bei #12,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Alexa (IPA [aˈlɛksa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,854 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alexa, with forms such as "aelxa", "aleax", and "alexxa". 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. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "area", "Alma", "alla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alexa, spelled A-L-E-X-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alexa wird heute einkaufen gehen.

This word in other languages

Alexa(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelxa
  • aleax
  • alexxa
  • allexa
  • alxea
  • laexa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alexa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aelxa2aleax2alexxa1allexa1alxea2laexa2
Edit distance from "Alexa"

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 "Alexa"?
"Alexa" is spelled A-L-E-X-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlɛksa].
What does "Alexa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alexa" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Alexa"?
"Alexa" is commonly confused with "area", "Alma", "alla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alexa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexa" is [aˈlɛksa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alexa" come from?
"Alexa" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anita#12,856zähle#12,847Weste#12,834blank#12,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Ballett6 variantswater6 variantsVienna6 variantsdritt6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list