# Algerian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/ · frequency rank #20,552

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of Algeria; a person of Algerian citizenship, nationality, or ancestry.
2. Wine produced in Algeria.

## Etymology
Algerian politician and revolutionary and first president of Algeria, Ben Balla.
Etymology tree
Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip.
Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor.
French Algerbor.
English Alger
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
English -ia
French Algérieinflu.
English Algeria
Middle English -n
English -n
English Algerian
From Algeria + -n.

## Easily confused with
- **Algernon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algerian-vs-algernon)
- **Algeria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algeria-vs-algerian)
- **alderman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alderman-vs-algerian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aglerian`, `alegrian`, `algeiran`, `algerain`, `algeriann`, `algerina`, `algerrian`, `alggerian`, `algreian`, `allgerian`, `lagerian`

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