Algonquin
/ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/
"algonquin" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Algonquin” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,501
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.
Corpus desk
Index EN-algonquin · Algonquin · English
Algonquin · rank #43,501 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,501
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH alarmingly
Nearest frequency peer: alarmingly (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Algonquin”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- airbrush
airbrush
56,503 corpus weight
- airsoft
airsoft
56,502 corpus weight
- alarmingly
alarmingly
56,501 corpus weight
- Algonquin
Algonquin
56,500 corpus weight
- Alon
Alon
56,499 corpus weight
- alopecia
alopecia
56,498 corpus weight
What this shows “Algonquin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algonquin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #43,501 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Algonquin”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Algonquin (IPA /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,501 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Algonquin, with forms such as "aglonquin", "alggonquin", and "algnoquin". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”). The correct English form is Algonquin, spelled A-L-G-O-N-Q-U-I-N.
Definition
- 1A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.
Etymology
From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aglonquin
- alggonquin
- algnoquin
- algonnquin
- algonqiun
- algonqquin
- algonquinn
- algonquni
- algonuqin
- algoqnuin
- allgonquin
- alognquin
- lagonquin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Algonquin - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).