# alright

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #3,464

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.

## Etymology
Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

## Easily confused with
- **alrighty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alright-vs-alrighty)
- **aight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aight-vs-alright)
- **alight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alight-vs-alright)
- **almighty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almighty-vs-alright)
- **airtight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airtight-vs-alright)
- **Albright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albright-vs-alright)

## Common misspellings (11)
`alirght`, `allright`, `alrgiht`, `alrigght`, `alrighht`, `alrightt`, `alrigth`, `alrihgt`, `alrright`, `arlight`, `laright`

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