# alamo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,995

## Definitions
1. A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).

## Etymology
From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.

## Easily confused with
- **alm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alm)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-also)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alan)
- **alas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alas)
- **alma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alma)
- **ammo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-ammo)
- **alto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alto)
- **alum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alum)
- **Aldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-aldo)
- **Aram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-aram)
- **alms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alms)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-allo)
- **algo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-algo)
- **alarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alarm)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-alana)
- **Amato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-amato)
- **altho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alamo-vs-altho)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ala-vs-alamo)
- **aam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aam-vs-alamo)
- **Adam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adam-vs-alamo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aalmo`, `alammo`, `alaom`, `allamo`, `almao`, `laamo`

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