Alabang

/ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/

//ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ// name

"alabang" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alabang” is an uncommon English word, ranked #90,121 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#90,121
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A barangay of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Key facts for Alabang
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlabang
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,121
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alabang” 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). Alabang 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Alabang is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #90,121 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A barangay of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alabang, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Alabang, spelled A-L-A-B-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A barangay of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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 "Alabang"?
"Alabang" is spelled A-L-A-B-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/.
What does "Alabang" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alabang" means: A barangay of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.
How do you pronounce "Alabang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alabang" is /ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alabang" come from?
"Alabang" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Alabang”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-L-A-B-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʔɐ.lɐˈbaŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list