# Alfie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,282

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.

## Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **Ali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-ali)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-aloe)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-arie)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alone)
- **alive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alive)
- **alien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alien)
- **Alice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alice)
- **alike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alike)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-annie)
- **algae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-algae)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alvin)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-angie)
- **Allie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-allie)
- **Artie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-artie)
- **Arnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-arnie)
- **aline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-aline)
- **allies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-allies)
- **allied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-allied)
- **Alfred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alfred)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alfie-vs-alpine)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aflie`, `alfei`, `alffie`, `alife`, `allfie`, `lafie`

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