alike
/əˈlaɪk/adjective, adverb
alike is spelled A-L-I-K-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alike means “Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alike?
| Letters | 5: A-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,778th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is alike?
Alike appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th 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).
How do you pronounce alike?
- US /əˈlaɪk/
Alike has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-alike.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with alike?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as alike from its last stressed vowel (/aɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of alike
- more alike comparative
- most alike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.
adverb
- 1
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
We are all alike concerned in religion.
- 2
Used after a list of subjects to indicate that something applies equally to all of them.
The new policy will benefit employees and customers alike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | semblable, pareil, analogue , pareillement |
| German | gleich , gleichermaßen |
| Portuguese | parecido, semelhante, similar, afim , igualmente, similarmente |
| Spanish | igual, semejante, parecido , igualmente, similarmente, de la misma manera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.