# Aladdin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈlædɪn/ · frequency rank #23,449

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Alauddin.
2. Alternative form of Alaeddin.
3. An Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain.
4. The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story.

## Etymology
From Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِّين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn, “nobility of the faith”).

## Easily confused with
- **Alain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aladdin-vs-alain)
- **aldrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aladdin-vs-aldrin)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aalddin`, `aladdinn`, `aladdni`, `aladidn`, `aladin`, `aldadin`, `alladdin`, `laaddin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aladdin