Albertville

/ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/

//ˈælb.ətˌvɪl// name

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"albertville" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Albertville” is uncommon English (frequency #88,040 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,040
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-albertville · Albertville · English

Albertville · rank #88,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,040
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH albuterol

Nearest frequency peer: albuterol (+1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Albertville”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Albertville” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Albertville
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlbertville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Albertville” in English

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “albuterol” (#88,041), “Akkad” (#88,038), “alimentary” (#88,042). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Albertville” is #88,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Albertville is uncommon English at frequency #88,040 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Albertville doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Albert + -ville. The correct English form is Albertville, spelled A-L-B-E-R-T-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia.
  2. 2
    A municipality in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Andrė-Albert Blais.
  3. 3
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. 4
    A city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, named after settler Thomas A. Albert.
  5. 5
    A city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States, named after Albert Zachman.
  6. 6
    An unincorporated community in the town of Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Albert Halvorsen.
  7. 7
    Former name of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously the Belgian Congo.

Etymology

From Albert + -ville.

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 "Albertville"?
"Albertville" is spelled A-L-B-E-R-T-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/.
What does "Albertville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Albertville" means: A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia.
How do you pronounce "Albertville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Albertville" is /ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/. 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 "Albertville"?
From Albert + -ville. 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 "Albertville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list