alban
/ˈalbən/obsolete
alban is spelled A-L-B-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alban means “Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alban?
| Letters | 5: A-L-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is alban?
Alban appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce alban?
- UK /ˈalbən/
- UK [ˈalbn̩]
Alban has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with alban?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as alban (/albən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: banal, nabla.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of alban
- albane
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.
- 2
Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland.
noun
- 1
archaicA white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).