alevin
/ˈæl.ə.vən/
"alevin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alevin” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alevin · alevin · English
alevin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alevin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæl.ə.vən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “alevin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
alevin is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæl.ə.vən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.".
alevin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French alevin. The correct English form is alevin, spelled A-L-E-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
Etymology
Borrowed from French alevin.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.