Alu
[ˈaːlu]
The verdict
“Alu” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,118 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #19,118
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aluminium
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˈaːlu] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #19,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Alu” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Alu is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːlu]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,118 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Aluminium".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Alu in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "am", "at", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Alu, spelled A-L-U.
Definition
- 1Aluminium
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.
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Using “Alu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaːlu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “an” - see the side-by-side comparison. Alu vs an
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.