Aalst

/ɑlst/

//ɑlst// name

"aalst" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Aalst” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Corpus desk

Index EN-aalst · Aalst · English

Aalst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for Aalst
PropertyValue
HeadwordAalst
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɑlst/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Aalst” in English

Aalstsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aalst is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɑlst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Aalst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Aalst, spelled A-A-L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
  2. 2
    Any of a number of towns in Belgium or the Netherlands.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aalst"?
"Aalst" is spelled A-A-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɑlst/.
What does "Aalst" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aalst" means: A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
How do you pronounce "Aalst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aalst" is /ɑlst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aalst" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list