Alien

[ˈɛɪ̯liən]

/[ˈɛɪ̯liən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alien” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #13,759) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#13,759
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außerirdisches Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-alien · Alien · German

Alien · rank #13,759 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alltags

Nearest frequency peer: Alltags (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Alien“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Alien“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Alien vs alle
40% similar
Alien vs ALTE
20% similar
Alien vs amen
40% similar

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

Key facts for Alien
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛɪ̯liən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,759
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Alien“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alienliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alltags“ (#13,760), „abweichen“ (#13,757), „anbringen“ (#13,761). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alien“ bei #13,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Alien is neighbouring look-alikes ("alle", "ALTE", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɛɪ̯liən]. Frequency #13,759 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "außerirdisches Lebewesen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alien, with forms such as "ailen", "alienn", and "aline". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "alle", "ALTE", "amen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Alien, spelled A-L-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    außerirdisches Lebewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Glaubt man Schulze-Makuch, haben die Aliens höchst bizarre Eigenschaften.“
  2. Der Ausdruck Alien kommt vor allem in Science Fiction vor. In anderen Zusammenhängen hat Alien oft einen ironisch-witzigen Unterton.

Synonyms

AußerirdischerWeltraumwesen

Antonyms

ErdbewohnerErdling

This word in other languages

alien(English)extraterrestre(Español)extraterrestre(Français)extraterrestre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailen
  • alienn
  • aline

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ailen2alienn1aline2
Edit distance from "Alien"

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 "Alien"?
"Alien" is spelled A-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛɪ̯liən].
What does "Alien" mean?
As a noun, "Alien" means: außerirdisches Lebewesen
What words are commonly confused with "Alien"?
"Alien" is commonly confused with "alle", "ALTE", "amen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alien" is [ˈɛɪ̯liən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alien" come from?
"Alien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ärmel#13,749BASIC#13,773beats#13,774wings#13,742

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list