# Alva

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæl.və/ · frequency rank #40,112

## Definitions
1. A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8897)
2. A village on the island of Gotland, Sweden.
3. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
5. A city, the county seat of Woods County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Alva Adams (governor).
6. An unincorporated community in Crook County, Wyoming, United States.
7. A male given name.

## Easily confused with
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-av)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ave)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ana)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ara)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-avi)
- **ATV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-atv)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-ata)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-awa)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-avs)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-area)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-asia)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-anna)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-aura)
- **aqua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-aqua)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alva-vs-aria)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alav`, `allva`, `alvva`, `avla`

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