Aleister
/ˈæl.i.stɚ/
"aleister" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aleister” is uncommon English (frequency #62,669 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,669
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aleister · Aleister · English
Aleister · rank #62,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,669
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Albanese
Nearest frequency peer: Albanese (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Aleister”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- AJC
AJC
37,338 corpus weight
- Akio
Akio
37,337 corpus weight
- Akkadian
Akkadian
37,336 corpus weight
- Albanese
Albanese
37,334 corpus weight
- Aleister
Aleister
37,332 corpus weight
- antiquary
antiquary
37,325 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Aleister” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aleister |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈæl.i.stɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,669 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Aleister” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Aleister is uncommon English at frequency #62,669 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈæl.i.stɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Aleister in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). The correct English form is Aleister, spelled A-L-E-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
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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