Alicante

/ˌælɪˈkænti/

//ˌælɪˈkænti// name

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"alicante" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alicante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,196
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-alicante · Alicante · English

Alicante · rank #45,196 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,196
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH allergen

Nearest frequency peer: allergen (+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 “Alicante”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Alicante” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alicante
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlicante
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌælɪˈkænti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,196
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Alicante”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Alicantelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “allergen” (#45,197), “airlock” (#45,194), “alleviation” (#45,198). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Alicante” is #45,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Alicante (IPA /ˌælɪˈkænti/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,196 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alicante, with forms such as "ailcante", "alciante", and "aliacnte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Alicante. The correct English form is Alicante, spelled A-L-I-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.
  2. 2
    A city, the capital of the province of Alicante, Spain.
  3. 3
    a kind of wine grown from the Alicante province.
  4. 4
    A barangay of Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Alicante.

This word in other languages

Alicante(Español)Alicante(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailcante
  • alciante
  • aliacnte
  • alicanet
  • alicannte
  • alicantte
  • alicatne
  • aliccante
  • alicnate
  • allicante
  • laicante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alicante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ailcante2alciante2aliacnte2alicanet2alicannte1alicantte1alicatne2aliccante1
Edit distance from "Alicante"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alicante"?
"Alicante" is spelled A-L-I-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌælɪˈkænti/.
What does "Alicante" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alicante" means: A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.
What are common misspellings of "Alicante"?
Common misspellings include "ailcante", "alciante", "aliacnte", "alicanet", "alicannte". The correct spelling is "Alicante".
How do you pronounce "Alicante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alicante" is /ˌælɪˈkænti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Alicante"?
From Spanish Alicante. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alicante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allergen#45,197Balmoral#45,217barreled#45,219wildwood#45,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list