Allegra

name

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"allegra" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Allegra” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,587
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Italian.

Corpus desk

Index EN-allegra · Allegra · English

Allegra · rank #48,587 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anguilla

Nearest frequency peer: Anguilla (+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 “Allegra”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Allegra” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Allegra vs allegro
71% similar
Allegra vs allege
57% similar
Allegra vs Alegre
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Allegra
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllegra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,587
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Allegra”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Allegralands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Anguilla” (#48,588), “Albury” (#48,585), “Anjou” (#48,589). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Allegra” is #48,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Allegra, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,587 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Allegra, with forms such as "alegra", "alelgra", and "allegar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "allegro", "allege", "Alegre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro. The correct English form is Allegra, spelled A-L-L-E-G-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Italian.
  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Allegra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alegra
  • alelgra
  • allegar
  • alleggra
  • allegrra
  • allerga
  • allgera
  • lalegra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Allegra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alegra1alelgra2allegar2alleggra1allegrra1allerga2allgera2lalegra2
Edit distance from "Allegra"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Allegra"?
"Allegra" is spelled A-L-L-E-G-R-A.
What does "Allegra" mean?
As a proper noun, "Allegra" means: A female given name from Italian.
What words are commonly confused with "Allegra"?
"Allegra" is commonly confused with "allegro", "allege", "Alegre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Allegra"?
Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Allegra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrayed#48,597woolsey#48,565Vivaldi#48,551blitzer#48,627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Bernd8 variantsbiogas8 variantsSinead8 variantsDevito8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list