alliterational

adj

"alliterational" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“alliterational” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Involving alliteration; alliterative.

Key facts for alliterational
PropertyValue
Headwordalliterational
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alliterational” sits in English frequency

alliterational falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for alliterational is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Involving alliteration; alliterative.".

Zero misspellings are on record for alliterational in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From alliteration + -al. The correct English form is alliterational, spelled A-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Involving alliteration; alliterative.

Etymology

From alliteration + -al.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alliterational"?
"alliterational" is spelled A-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.
What does "alliterational" mean?
As an adjective, "alliterational" means: Involving alliteration; alliterative.
What is the origin of the word "alliterational"?
From alliteration + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “alliterational”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list