almond
/ˈɑː.mənd/
"almond" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“almond” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,264 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,264
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | almond |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑː.mənd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “almond” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for almond is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑː.mənd/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,264 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for almond, with forms such as "allmond", "almmond", and "almnod". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Alon", "along", "among", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin … The correct English form is almond, spelled A-L-M-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- 2The tree that produces almonds.
- 3Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 4Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 5Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 6Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 7Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 8Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
- 9The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
- 10The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
- 11Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
- 12Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
Etymology
From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin beginning with the Arabic definite article Arabic ال (al-). Compare Spanish almóndiga and Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”) from Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: allmond,almmond,almnod,almodn,almondd,almonnd,alomnd,amlond,lamond
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of almond - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “almond”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-M-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɑː.mənd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Alon” - see the side-by-side comparison. almond vs Alon
- 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.