aal

noun

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"aal" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aal” is uncommon English (frequency #65,661 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,661
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.

Key facts for aal
PropertyValue
Headwordaal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aal” sits in English 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). aal 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

aal is uncommon English at frequency #65,661 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

aal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”). The correct English form is aal, spelled A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
  2. 2
    A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”).

Synonyms

Morinda citrifoliaMorinda tinctoria

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aal"?
"aal" is spelled A-A-L.
What does "aal" mean?
As a noun, "aal" means: The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
What is the origin of the word "aal"?
Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “aal”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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