# Alicia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈliːsi.ə/ · frequency rank #12,177

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.

## Easily confused with
- **Alina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alicia-vs-alina)
- **Alisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alicia-vs-alisha)
- **Alice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alice-vs-alicia)
- **alibi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alibi-vs-alicia)
- **acacia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acacia-vs-alicia)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ailcia`, `alciia`, `alicai`, `aliccia`, `aliica`, `allicia`, `laicia`

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