aline
/əˈlaɪn/
"aline" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aline” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,052
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of align.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aline · aline · English
aline · rank #48,052 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,052
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Algernon
Nearest frequency peer: Algernon (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “aline”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- albumin
albumin
51,951 corpus weight
- Algernon
Algernon
51,950 corpus weight
- aline
aline
51,949 corpus weight
- Amaya
Amaya
51,948 corpus weight
- amirite
amirite
51,946 corpus weight
- amuses
amuses
51,945 corpus weight
What this shows “aline” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /əˈlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #48,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aline”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around aline (IPA /əˈlaɪn/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,052 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of align.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for aline, with forms such as "ailne", "alinne", and "alline". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Anne", "amin", "aloe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a- + line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner. The correct English form is aline, spelled A-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of align.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nuclear Orientation. Studies made of the photoneutron cross section in the region of the giant resonance, using an alined holmium target, directly confirmed the theory that this cross section is associated with the two axes of the deformed nucleus.
Field-alined electron intensities were not found in the low-altitude signature of the plasma sheet.
Etymology
From a- + line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ailne
- alinne
- alline
- alnie
- laine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aline - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).