Albania

/ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/

//ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə// name

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"albania" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Albania” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,236
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.

Corpus desk

Index EN-albania · Albania · English

Albania · rank #18,236 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,236
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Akron

Nearest frequency peer: Akron (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Albania”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Albania” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Albania vs Albany
71% similar
Albania vs Albanian
88% similar
Albania vs Alana
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Albania
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlbania
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,236
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Albania”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Albanialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Akron” (#18,235), “Angie” (#18,237), “agitated” (#18,234). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Albania” is #18,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Albania (IPA /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,236 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Albania, with forms such as "ablania", "alabnia", and "albaina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Albany", "Albanian", "Alana", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia. The correct English form is Albania, spelled A-L-B-A-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Albania appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. However, word-final unstressed schwa is deleted even by the speakers from South Albania, though to different degrees and dependant on the speech style[…]

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia.

This word in other languages

Albania(Español)Albanie(Français)Albanien(Deutsch)Albânia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablania
  • alabnia
  • albaina
  • albanai
  • albannia
  • albbania
  • albnaia
  • allbania
  • labania

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Albania - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ablania2alabnia2albaina2albanai2albannia1albbania1albnaia2allbania1
Edit distance from "Albania"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Albania"?
"Albania" is spelled A-L-B-A-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/.
What does "Albania" mean?
As a proper noun, "Albania" means: A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.
What words are commonly confused with "Albania"?
"Albania" is commonly confused with "Albany", "Albanian", "Alana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Albania"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Albania" is /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Albania"?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Albania", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list