Alexis

[aˈlɛksɪs]

/[aˈlɛksɪs]/ name

The verdict

“Alexis” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,495
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-alexis · Alexis · German

Alexis · rank #17,495 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,495
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aktivist

Nearest frequency peer: Aktivist (-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 „Alexis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alexis“ 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).

Alexis vs Alois
67% similar
Alexis vs Alex
67% similar
Alexis vs Alexa
67% similar

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

Key facts for Alexis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlexis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈlɛksɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,495
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alexis“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alexisliegt 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: „Aktivist“ (#17,494), „Amberg“ (#17,496), „Aktivierung“ (#17,493). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alexis“ bei #17,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Alexis (IPA [aˈlɛksɪs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,495 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alexis, with forms such as "aelxis", "aleixs", and "alexiss". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Alois", "Alex", "Alexa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Alexis, spelled A-L-E-X-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alexis geht nichts über seinen Handarbeitskreis. Dafür verzichtet er im Zweifel sogar darauf, sich Synchronschwimmen im Fernsehen anzusehen.
  2. Gestern wurde Alexis wieder aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen, wo er zwei Wochen in Behandlung gewesen war, nachdem ihm ein Baseball an den Kopf geflogen war.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelxis
  • aleixs
  • alexiss
  • alexsi
  • alexxis
  • allexis
  • alxeis
  • laexis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alexis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aelxis2aleixs2alexiss1alexsi2alexxis1allexis1alxeis2laexis2
Edit distance from "Alexis"

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 "Alexis"?
"Alexis" is spelled A-L-E-X-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlɛksɪs].
What does "Alexis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alexis" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Alexis"?
"Alexis" is commonly confused with "Alois", "Alex", "Alexa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alexis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexis" is [aˈlɛksɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alexis" come from?
"Alexis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list