alphanumeric
/ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/
"alphanumeric" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alphanumeric” is an uncommon English word, ranked #55,229 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #55,229
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alphanumeric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #55,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alphanumeric” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alphanumeric is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,229 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for alphanumeric in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From alpha- + numeric. The correct English form is alphanumeric, spelled A-L-P-H-A-N-U-M-E-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
- 2Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Etymology
From alpha- + numeric.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-P-H-A-N-U-M-E-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/ (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.