alakazam
/ˌæl.ə.kəˈzæm/
"alakazam" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alakazam” is uncommon English (frequency #94,505 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,505
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alakazam · alakazam · English
alakazam · rank #94,505 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,505
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Akrotiri
Nearest frequency peer: Akrotiri (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “alakazam”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Agostini
Agostini
5,504 corpus weight
- Akrotiri
Akrotiri
5,498 corpus weight
- alakazam
alakazam
5,496 corpus weight
- allgood
allgood
5,490 corpus weight
- alloyed
alloyed
5,489 corpus weight
- amphibia
amphibia
5,487 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “alakazam” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alakazam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌæl.ə.kəˈzæm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #94,505 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “alakazam” in English
Rare enough to double-check
alakazam is uncommon English at frequency #94,505 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˌæl.ə.kəˈzæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alakazam, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown, with various theories ranging from spontaneous usage as a nonsense chant, to less likely sources from Arabic, Latin, and Hindi. Some etymologists suggest an origin from Arabic القَسَم (al-qasam, “the oath”). The correct English form is alakazam, spelled A-L-A-K-A-Z-A-M.
Definition
- 1A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam.
Etymology
Unknown, with various theories ranging from spontaneous usage as a nonsense chant, to less likely sources from Arabic, Latin, and Hindi. Some etymologists suggest an origin from Arabic القَسَم (al-qasam, “the oath”).
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.
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