# Alberta

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/ · frequency rank #8,753

## Definitions
1. A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.
2. Former name of Rockwood: an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Albert.
4. A surname.

## Etymology
From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ablerta`, `albberta`, `alberat`, `alberrta`, `albertta`, `albetra`, `albreta`, `alebrta`, `allberta`, `laberta`

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