# Albury

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɔːlbəɹi/ · frequency rank #48,585

## Definitions
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8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

## Easily confused with
- **auburn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albury-vs-auburn)
- **allure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albury-vs-allure)
- **Asbury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albury-vs-asbury)
- **album** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/album-vs-albury)
- **Albert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albert-vs-albury)
- **Albany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albany-vs-albury)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ablury`, `albbury`, `albruy`, `alburry`, `alburyy`, `albuyr`, `allbury`, `alubry`, `labury`

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