Alia

[ˈaːli̯a]

/[ˈaːli̯a]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alia” is uncommon German (frequency #72,123 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,123
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aliud

Corpus desk

Index DE-alia · Alia · German

Alia · rank #72,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,123
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alexandrien

Nearest frequency peer: Alexandrien (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Alia“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Alia“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alia
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːli̯a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alia“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aliafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Alexandrien“ (#72,122), „allegra“ (#72,125), „Alcatraz“ (#72,120). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alia“ bei #72,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alia is uncommon German at frequency #72,123 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːli̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Alia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Alia, spelled A-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aliud
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Aliud
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aliud
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Aliud

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 "Alia"?
"Alia" is spelled A-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːli̯a].
What does "Alia" mean?
As a noun, "Alia" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aliud
How do you pronounce "Alia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alia" is [ˈaːli̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alia" come from?
"Alia" 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 "Alia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zock#72,081barn#72,195weak#72,031CCTV#72,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list