alief
noun
alief is spelled A-L-I-E-F: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alief means “A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alief is aliefs.
How many letters and syllables are in alief?
| Letters | 5: A-L-I-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alief?
Alief appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of alief
- aliefs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alief mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does alief come from?
Apparently formed to contrast with belief, as if it were B-lief and this were A-lief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).