# Alexey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,673

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexis.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Алексе́й (Alekséj)

## Easily confused with
- **alley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexey-vs-alley)
- **Alexis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexey-vs-alexis)
- **Alex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alex-vs-alexey)
- **Alexa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexa-vs-alexey)
- **Alexei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexei-vs-alexey)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aelxey`, `aleexy`, `alexeyy`, `alexxey`, `alexye`, `allexey`, `alxeey`, `laexey`

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