# alfa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,326

## Definitions
1. A West African cleric or religious teacher.

## Etymology
From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

## Easily confused with
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-all)
- **Ali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ali)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ana)
- **alt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-alt)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-asa)
- **als** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-als)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ara)
- **alp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-alp)
- **ATF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-atf)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-ata)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-awa)
- **asf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-asf)
- **arf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-arf)
- **alm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-alm)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-also)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfa-vs-area)

## Common misspellings (5)
`afla`, `alaf`, `alffa`, `allfa`, `lafa`

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