Alice

/ˈæl.ɪs/

//ˈæl.ɪs// name

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"alice" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alice” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,572
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-alice · Alice · English

Alice · rank #4,572 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,572
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alabama

Nearest frequency peer: Alabama (-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 “Alice”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Alice” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alice vs aloe
40% similar
Alice vs ASIC
20% similar
Alice vs Arie
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alice
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæl.ɪs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,572
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Alice”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Alicelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Alabama” (#4,571), “angels” (#4,573), “addressed” (#4,570). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Alice” is #4,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Alice (IPA /ˈæl.ɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,572 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alice, with forms such as "ailce", "alcie", and "alicce". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aloe", "ASIC", "Arie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide. The correct English form is Alice, spelled A-L-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
  2. 2
    The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob.
  3. 3
    The city of Alice Springs, Australia.
  4. 4
    A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 5
    A city in North Dakota.
  6. 6
    A city, the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Alice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "My name is Alice, but—" "It's a stupid name enough!" Humpty Dumpty interrupted impatiently. "What does it mean?" "Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully. "Of course it must," Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh, "my name means the shape I am—and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost."
  2. She was heavenly to look at, and graceful, both in and out of water. She was a sculptress. She was christened 'Alice', but she used to deny that she was really an Alice. I agreed. Everybody agreed. Sometime in a dream maybe I will find out what her real name was.

Etymology

From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.

This word in other languages

Alicia(Español)Alice(Français)Alice(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailce
  • alcie
  • alicce
  • aliec
  • allice
  • laice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alice - 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.

ailce2alcie2alicce1aliec2allice1laice2
Edit distance from "Alice"

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 "Alice"?
"Alice" is spelled A-L-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæl.ɪs/.
What does "Alice" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alice" means: A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
What words are commonly confused with "Alice"?
"Alice" is commonly confused with "aloe", "ASIC", "Arie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alice" is /ˈæl.ɪs/. 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 "Alice"?
From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide. 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 "Alice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list