Alvord

name

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

The verdict

“Alvord” is uncommon English (frequency #91,221 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,221
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-alvord · Alvord · English

Alvord · rank #91,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,221
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambitiously

Nearest frequency peer: ambitiously (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Alvord”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Alvord” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alvord
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlvord
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Alvord” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ambitiously” (#91,222), “amendatory” (#91,223), “amyl” (#91,224). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Alvord” is #91,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alvord is uncommon English at frequency #91,221 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Alvord has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Alford. The correct English form is Alvord, spelled A-L-V-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:

Etymology

Variant of Alford.

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 "Alvord"?
"Alvord" is spelled A-L-V-O-R-D.
What does "Alvord" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alvord" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Alvord"?
Variant of Alford. 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 "Alvord", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Anelka#91,228Ackman#91,200Aucoin#91,250Avesta#91,256

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list