alakazam
/ˌæl.ə.kəˈzæm/
"alakazam" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alakazam” is an uncommon English word, ranked #94,505 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #94,505
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam.
| 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) |
Where “alakazam” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alakazam is 8 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæl.ə.kəˈzæm/. Corpus data places it at rank #94,505 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “alakazam”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-L-A-K-A-Z-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.