Aloysius
/æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/
"aloysius" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aloysius” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,366 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #53,366
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aloysius |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aloysius” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Aloysius is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,366 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aloysius, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latinization of Occitan [Term?], an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis. The correct English form is Aloysius, spelled A-L-O-Y-S-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
Etymology
Latinization of Occitan [Term?], an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.
This word in other languages
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 “Aloysius”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-O-Y-S-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.