Algiers
/ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/
"algiers" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Algiers” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,108
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital and largest city of Algeria.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algiers |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Algiers” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Algiers (IPA /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,108 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Algiers, with forms such as "agliers", "algeirs", and "alggiers". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "allies", "Angers", "Alger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Alger, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers. Doublet of Algeria and Algeciras. The correct English form is Algiers, spelled A-L-G-I-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1The capital and largest city of Algeria.
- 2A province of Algeria.
- 3A historical autonomous province and vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, located in what is now the country of Algeria, also called the Regency of Algiers.
Etymology
From French Alger, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers. Doublet of Algeria and Algeciras.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agliers
- algeirs
- alggiers
- algierrs
- algierss
- algiesr
- algires
- aligers
- allgiers
- lagiers
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Algiers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Algiers”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-G-I-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “allies” - see the side-by-side comparison. Algiers vs allies
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.