# alliance

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈlaɪ.əns/ · frequency rank #3,598

## Definitions
1. The state of being allied.
2. The act of allying or uniting.
3. A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
4. A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
5. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
6. The persons or parties allied.
7. Synonym of cohort (“group of orders of organisms”).

## Etymology
From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”).

## Easily confused with
- **ambiance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alliance-vs-ambiance)
- **allowance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alliance-vs-allowance)
- **appliance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alliance-vs-appliance)
- **allegiance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allegiance-vs-alliance)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aliance`, `alilance`, `allaince`, `alliacne`, `alliancce`, `allianec`, `alliannce`, `allience`, `allinace`, `laliance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alliance