# alloy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæ.lɔɪ/ · frequency rank #12,724

## Definitions
1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
2. A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
3. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
4. Fusion, marriage, combination.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French alloy, aloy, from Old French aloi, from aloiier, from Latin alligō.

## Easily confused with
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-also)
- **ally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-ally)
- **alot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alot)
- **alto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alto)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-aloe)
- **Arlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-arlo)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alon)
- **alls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alls)
- **annoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-annoy)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alton)
- **aloof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-aloof)
- **alway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-alway)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-vs-alloy)
- **Aldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aldo-vs-alloy)
- **Alla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alla-vs-alloy)
- **ahoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahoy-vs-alloy)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allo-vs-alloy)
- **ably** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ably-vs-alloy)
- **algo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algo-vs-alloy)
- **allow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allow-vs-alloy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`alloyy`, `allyo`, `aloly`, `aloy`, `laloy`

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