Alexandria

[alɛˈksandʁia]

/[alɛˈksandʁia]/ name

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The verdict

“Alexandria” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,602
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenstadt im Norden Ägyptens

Corpus desk

Index DE-alexandria · Alexandria · German

Alexandria · rank #24,602 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,602
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ajax

Nearest frequency peer: Ajax (-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 „Alexandria“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alexandria“ 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).

Alexandria vs Alexandra
90% similar
Alexandria vs Alexandre
80% similar

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

Key facts for Alexandria
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlexandria
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[alɛˈksandʁia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,602
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alexandria“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ajax“ (#24,601), „Ader“ (#24,600), „anfreunden“ (#24,604). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alexandria“ bei #24,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Alexandria (IPA [alɛˈksandʁia]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,602 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alexandria, with forms such as "aelxandria", "aleaxndria", and "alexadnria". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Alexandra", "Alexandre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Alexandria, spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt im Norden Ägyptens
  2. 2
    Hauptstadt des Kreises Teleorman in Rumänien
  3. 3
    Stadt in den USA in Virginia am Potomac River
  4. 4
    Stadt in den USA in Louisiana am Red River
  5. 5
    Stadt im Westen Schottlands

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während Athen mit den von Platon und Aristoteles hinterlassenen philosophischen Schulen die Hauptstadt der Philosophie blieb, wurde Alexandria zur Metropole der Wissenschaft.“
  2. Alexandria liegt südlich von Bukarest an der bulgarischen Grenze.

This word in other languages

Alexandria(English)Alejandría(Español)Alexandrie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelxandria
  • aleaxndria
  • alexadnria
  • alexanddria
  • alexandira
  • alexandrai
  • alexandrria
  • alexanndria
  • alexanrdia
  • alexnadria
  • alexxandria
  • allexandria
  • alxeandria
  • laexandria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aelxandria2aleaxndria2alexadnria2alexanddria1alexandira2alexandrai2alexandrria1alexanndria1
Edit distance from "Alexandria"

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 "Alexandria"?
"Alexandria" is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alɛˈksandʁia].
What does "Alexandria" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alexandria" means: Hafenstadt im Norden Ägyptens
What words are commonly confused with "Alexandria"?
"Alexandria" is commonly confused with "Alexandra", "Alexandre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alexandria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexandria" is [alɛˈksandʁia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alexandria" come from?
"Alexandria" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anfreunden#24,604übersetzte#24,591Astrologie#24,615Astronomen#24,616

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

angemerkt14 variantsAbwertung14 variantsattackieren14 variantsausliefern14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list