Alice band

noun

"alice-band" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alice band” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A flexible horseshoe-shaped headband.

Key facts for Alice band
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlice band
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alice band” sits in English frequency

Alice band falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alice band is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A flexible horseshoe-shaped headband.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Alice band in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Lewis Carroll's fictional Alice, often depicted wearing the headband in the illustrations in Through the Looking-Glass. The correct English form is Alice band, spelled A-L-I-C-E- -B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A flexible horseshoe-shaped headband.

Etymology

From Lewis Carroll's fictional Alice, often depicted wearing the headband in the illustrations in Through the Looking-Glass.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alice band"?
"Alice band" is spelled A-L-I-C-E- -B-A-N-D.
What does "Alice band" mean?
As a noun, "Alice band" means: A flexible horseshoe-shaped headband.
What is the origin of the word "Alice band"?
From Lewis Carroll's fictional Alice, often depicted wearing the headband in the illustrations in Through the Looking-Glass. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Alice band”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-L-I-C-E- -B-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list