# Algiers

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #28,108

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Algeria.
2. A province of Algeria.
3. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **allies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algiers-vs-allies)
- **Angers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algiers-vs-angers)
- **Alger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-algiers)

## Common misspellings (10)
`agliers`, `algeirs`, `alggiers`, `algierrs`, `algierss`, `algiesr`, `algires`, `aligers`, `allgiers`, `lagiers`

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