# Ali

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑːli/ · frequency rank #4,205

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam).
3. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y).

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-am)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ay)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ax)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-are)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-all)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-any)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-ass)

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