Albemarle
/ˈælbəˌmɑːɹl/
"albemarle" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Albemarle” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #37,311 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #37,311
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Albemarle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈælbəˌmɑːɹl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Albemarle” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Albemarle is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈælbəˌmɑːɹl/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,311 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Albemarle, with forms such as "ablemarle", "albbemarle", and "albeamrle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin, from the French city Aumale, from Latin alba marla "white marl." The correct English form is Albemarle, spelled A-L-B-E-M-A-R-L-E.
Definition
- 1Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
- 2A city, the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.
Etymology
From New Latin, from the French city Aumale, from Latin alba marla "white marl."
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ablemarle,albbemarle,albeamrle,albemalre,albemarel,albemarlle,albemarrle,albemmarle,albemrale,albmearle,alebmarle,allbemarle,labemarle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Albemarle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Albemarle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-B-E-M-A-R-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈælbəˌmɑːɹl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.