Alsace

[alzas]

/[alzas]/ name

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The verdict

“Alsace” is uncommon German (frequency #77,654 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,654
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gebiet in Frankreich; Elsass

Key facts for Alsace
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlsace
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[alzas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alsace” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Alsace lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alsace is uncommon German at frequency #77,654 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [alzas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebiet in Frankreich; Elsass".

Zero misspellings are on record for Alsace in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Alsace, spelled A-L-S-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet in Frankreich; Elsass

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 "Alsace"?
"Alsace" is spelled A-L-S-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alzas].
What does "Alsace" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alsace" means: Gebiet in Frankreich; Elsass
How do you pronounce "Alsace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alsace" is [alzas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alsace" come from?
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Using “Alsace”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-S-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [alzas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list