altho

conj

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"altho" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“altho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,055
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of although.

Corpus desk

Index EN-altho · altho · English

altho · rank #44,055 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,055
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambrosia

Nearest frequency peer: ambrosia (+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 “altho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “altho” 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).

altho vs Ath
40% similar
altho vs ATO
0% similar
altho vs auto
60% similar

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

Key facts for altho
PropertyValue
Headwordaltho
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechConjunction
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,055
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “altho”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).altholands 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 “ambrosia” (#44,056), “americano” (#44,057), “Amitabh” (#44,058). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “altho” is #44,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around altho, aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #44,055 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of although.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for altho, with forms such as "alhto", "alltho", and "althho". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ath", "ATO", "auto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: American English alteration of although. The correct English form is altho, spelled A-L-T-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of although.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how altho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This is a pitiful defence, for ’tis certain there are people who are not judged to be praiſe-worthy altho they be praiſed by others: […]
  2. Altho the major TV webs — NBC and CBS — may fall in line soon, an agreement may possibly be held up by the opposition of DuMont […]

Etymology

American English alteration of although.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alhto
  • alltho
  • althho
  • altoh
  • alttho
  • atlho
  • latho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alhto2alltho1althho1altoh2alttho1atlho2latho2
Edit distance from "altho"

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 "altho"?
"altho" is spelled A-L-T-H-O.
What does "altho" mean?
As a conjunction, "altho" means: Alternative spelling of although.
What words are commonly confused with "altho"?
"altho" is commonly confused with "Ath", "ATO", "auto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "altho"?
American English alteration of although. 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 "altho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anise#44,060Ansar#44,061Ailes#44,045agape#44,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

baits7 variantsYousef7 variantsYellen7 variantsbobble7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list