# almanac

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈɔl.mə.næk] · frequency rank #26,673

## Definitions
1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
3. A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.

## Etymology
From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).

## Easily confused with
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-almanac)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alamnac`, `allmanac`, `almaanc`, `almanacc`, `almanca`, `almannac`, `almmanac`, `almnaac`, `amlanac`, `lamanac`

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