Alexis

/[aˈlɛksɪs]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,495

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Alexis is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [aˈlɛksɪs]. Often confused with Alois and Alex.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Alexis in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Alexis is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlɛksɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,495 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alexis, with forms such as "aelxis", "aleixs", and "alexiss". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Alois", "Alex", "Alexa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Alexis, spelled A-L-E-X-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelxis,aleixs,alexiss,alexsi,alexxis,allexis,alxeis,laexis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Alexis

Misspelling Variants of "Alexis"

aelxis6aleixs6alexiss7alexsi6alexxis7allexis7alxeis6laexis6
Misspelling Variants of "Alexis"

Frequency rank: #17,495 in German

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 name, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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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.