Åland
/ˈɔːlənd/
"aland" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Åland” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An archipelago of the Baltic Sea.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aland · Åland · English
Åland · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Å" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Åland |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɔːlənd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Åland” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Åland is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɔːlənd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Åland in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Swedish Åland. The correct English form is Åland, spelled Å-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1An archipelago of the Baltic Sea.
- 2A region of Finland, consisting of the Aland archipelago.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish Åland.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.