although
/ɔːlˈðəʊ/
"although" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“although” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #498 in English word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #498
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | although |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “although” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for although is 8 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːlˈðəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #498 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for although, with forms such as "alhtough", "allthough", and "althhough". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though. The correct English form is although, spelled A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H.
Definition
- 1Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
- 2But, except.
Etymology
From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alhtough,allthough,althhough,althoguh,althouggh,althoughh,althouhg,althuogh,altohugh,altthough,atlhough,lathough
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of although - 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.
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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Using “although”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.