Aloysius
/æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/
"aloysius" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aloysius” is uncommon English (frequency #53,366 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,366
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aloysius · Aloysius · English
Aloysius · rank #53,366 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,366
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Altair
Nearest frequency peer: Altair (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Aloysius”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Akita
Akita
46,638 corpus weight
- Aloysius
Aloysius
46,635 corpus weight
- Altair
Altair
46,634 corpus weight
- Anbar
Anbar
46,633 corpus weight
- Anglian
Anglian
46,632 corpus weight
- annul
annul
46,630 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Aloysius” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Aloysius” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Aloysius is uncommon English at frequency #53,366 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Aloysius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name.
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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