alevin
/ˈæl.ə.vən/
"alevin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alevin” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
| 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) |
Where “alevin” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alevin is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæl.ə.vən/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “alevin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-E-V-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.