Albanian
Al·ba·ni·an/ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/adjective, noun
Albanian is spelled A-L-B-A-N-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables (Al·ba·ni·an). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Albanian means “Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Albanian?
| Letters | 8: A-L-B-A-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Al·ba·ni·an |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 Albanian?
Albanian appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 Albanian?
- UK /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/
- US /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/
- US /ælˈbeɪn.jən/
As an adjective (“Synonym of Caucasian Albanian”): /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/.
As an adjective (“of or from the city of Albany, New York State”): /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/.
Albanian has 4 syllables, split Al·ba·ni·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Albanian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Albanian?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Albanian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniən/):
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 Albanian
- Alb.
- Albanians plural
- more Albanian comparative
- most Albanian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Albanian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language.
- 2
Synonym of Caucasian Albanian.
- 3
of or from the city of Albany, New York State
- 4
rareScottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
- 2
A member of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Balkans, primarily centered in modern Albania and Kosovo, and partially tracing their lineage back to ancient Illyrian populations.
- 3
Synonym of Caucasian Albanian.
- 4
Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Albanian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | albanais , Albanais, Albanaise |
| German | albanisch , Albaner, Albanerin, Albanier, Albanierin |
| Portuguese | albanês , albanesa |
| Spanish | albanés , albanesa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Albanian come from?
From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).