# albeit

> English word · Conjunction · IPA /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ · frequency rank #8,113

## Definitions
1. Although, despite (it) being.

## Etymology
From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it.

## Easily confused with
- **alert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albeit-vs-alert)
- **Albert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albeit-vs-albert)
- **Alberta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albeit-vs-alberta)
- **Alberto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albeit-vs-alberto)
- **albedo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albedo-vs-albeit)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ableit`, `albbeit`, `albeitt`, `albeti`, `albiet`, `alebit`, `allbeit`, `labeit`

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