Alfons

[ˈalfɔns]

/[ˈalfɔns]/ name

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The verdict

“Alfons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,537
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-alfons · Alfons · German

Alfons · rank #13,537 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,537
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH access

Nearest frequency peer: access (-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 „Alfons“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alfons“ 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).

Alfons vs Alois
67% similar
Alfons vs alone
50% similar
Alfons vs along
50% similar

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

Key facts for Alfons
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlfons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalfɔns]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,537
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alfons“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Alfonsliegt 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: „access“ (#13,536), „amtlichen“ (#13,538), „überwiesen“ (#13,535). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alfons“ bei #13,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Alfons (IPA [ˈalfɔns]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,537 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alfons, with forms such as "aflons", "alffons", and "alfnos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Alois", "alone", "along", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Alfons, spelled A-L-F-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alfons war schon immer ein Schwerenöter.

This word in other languages

Alfonso(English)Alonso(Español)Alphonse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aflons
  • alffons
  • alfnos
  • alfonns
  • alfonss
  • alfosn
  • allfons
  • alofns
  • lafons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aflons2alffons1alfnos2alfonns1alfonss1alfosn2allfons1alofns2
Edit distance from "Alfons"

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 "Alfons"?
"Alfons" is spelled A-L-F-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalfɔns].
What does "Alfons" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alfons" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Alfons"?
"Alfons" is commonly confused with "Alois", "alone", "along". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alfons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alfons" is [ˈalfɔns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alfons" come from?
"Alfons" 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 "Alfons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

access#13,536Ämtern#13,533Zypern#13,532Banden#13,552

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

begeht9 variantsverübt9 variantsDetlef9 variantsTriple9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list