Alma

[ˈalma]

/[ˈalma]/ name

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The verdict

“Alma” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,795) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,795
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-alma · Alma · German

Alma · rank #18,795 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,795
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allergie

Nearest frequency peer: Allergie (-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 „Alma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Alma“ 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).

Alma vs am
25% similar
Alma vs als
25% similar
Alma vs alt
25% similar

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

Key facts for Alma
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,795
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Alma“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Almaliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Allergie“ (#18,794), „Altern“ (#18,796), „Algen“ (#18,793). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alma“ bei #18,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Alma is neighbouring look-alikes ("am", "als", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˈalma]. Frequency #18,795 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alma, with forms such as "alam", "allma", and "almma". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "am", "als", "alt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alma, spelled A-L-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Alma kann man sich in der Regel verlassen.
  2. Alma beschäftigt sich mit der Aquarellmalerei, wobei die Meinungen über ihr Talent höchst unterschiedlich ausfallen.

This word in other languages

Alma(English)Alma(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alam
  • allma
  • almma
  • amla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alam2allma1almma1amla2
Edit distance from "Alma"

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

Same letter count

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

Auer#18,809BAMF#18,817BDSM#18,822Bibi#18,841

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list