# Alice

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæl.ɪs/ · frequency rank #4,572

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-aloe)
- **ASIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-asic)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-arie)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alone)
- **alive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alive)
- **aside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-aside)
- **alien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alien)
- **alike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alike)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-arise)
- **align** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-align)
- **Allie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-allie)
- **Alina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alina)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-amine)
- **anise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-anise)
- **aline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-aline)
- **Alicia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alicia)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alpine)
- **apiece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-apiece)
- **Alsace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alsace)
- **Ali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ali-vs-alice)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ailce`, `alcie`, `alicce`, `aliec`, `allice`, `laice`

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