Alsace

/ælˈseɪs/

//ælˈseɪs// name

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"alsace" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alsace” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,276
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has c...

Corpus desk

Index EN-alsace · Alsace · English

Alsace · rank #38,276 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,276
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amass

Nearest frequency peer: amass (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Alsace”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Alsace” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alsace vs Alice
67% similar
Alsace vs algae
50% similar
Alsace vs alpaca
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alsace
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlsace
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ælˈseɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,276
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Alsace”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Alsacelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “amass” (#38,277), “amok” (#38,278), “algorithmic” (#38,273). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Alsace” is #38,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Alsace (IPA /ælˈseɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,276 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has c...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alsace, with forms such as "alasce", "allsace", and "alsacce". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Alice", "algae", "alpaca", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”). The correct English form is Alsace, spelled A-L-S-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”).

This word in other languages

Alsace(Français)Elsass(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alasce
  • allsace
  • alsacce
  • alsaec
  • alscae
  • alssace
  • aslace
  • lasace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alsace - 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.

alasce2allsace1alsacce1alsaec2alscae2alssace1aslace2lasace2
Edit distance from "Alsace"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alsace"?
"Alsace" is spelled A-L-S-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ælˈseɪs/.
What does "Alsace" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alsace" means: A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has c...
What words are commonly confused with "Alsace"?
"Alsace" is commonly confused with "Alice", "algae", "alpaca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alsace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alsace" is /ælˈseɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Alsace"?
From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alsace", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list