Aalst
/ɑlst/
"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 May 6, 2026) - A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aalst |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɑlst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aalst” sits in English frequency
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
- 1A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
- 2Any 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.
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Using “Aalst”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-A-L-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɑlst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.