Alleghany
"alleghany" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Alleghany” is uncommon English (frequency #92,323 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,323
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Allegheny.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alleghany · Alleghany · English
Alleghany · rank #92,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,323
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Alita
Nearest frequency peer: Alita (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Alleghany”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Albertus
Albertus
7,682 corpus weight
- Alita
Alita
7,679 corpus weight
- Alleghany
Alleghany
7,678 corpus weight
- allelic
allelic
7,677 corpus weight
- allosteric
allosteric
7,675 corpus weight
- allusive
allusive
7,673 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Alleghany” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alleghany |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,323 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Alleghany” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Alleghany is uncommon English at frequency #92,323 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Alleghany, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: English settler preferred spelling of French Allegheny. The correct English form is Alleghany, spelled A-L-L-E-G-H-A-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of Allegheny.
- 2A census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
Etymology
English settler preferred spelling of French Allegheny.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).