# Allie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,079

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given names Alice, Alison, or Alexandra or other names beginning with Al-, from the Germanic languages or Ancient Greek.
2. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred, Albert, Alan, or Alexander or other names beginning with Al-, from the Germanic languages, the Celtic languages, or Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **ally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-ally)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-axle)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-aloe)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allo)
- **alls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-alls)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-arie)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-alone)
- **allow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allow)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-annie)
- **alloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-alloy)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-alvin)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-angie)
- **Artie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-artie)
- **Arnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-arnie)
- **allot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allot)
- **allies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allies)
- **allied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allied)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-alpine)
- **allure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allure)
- **allude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allude)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alie`, `alile`, `allei`, `lalie`

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