Alyssa
/əˈlɪs.ə/
"alyssa" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Alyssa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,165
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alyssa · Alyssa · English
Alyssa · rank #23,165 · 7 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,165
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Aldo
Nearest frequency peer: Aldo (-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 “Alyssa”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- admirers
admirers
76,839 corpus weight
- Alden
Alden
76,838 corpus weight
- Aldo
Aldo
76,837 corpus weight
- Alyssa
Alyssa
76,836 corpus weight
- amin
amin
76,835 corpus weight
- anecdotal
anecdotal
76,833 corpus weight
What this shows “Alyssa” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alyssa |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /əˈlɪs.ə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Alyssa”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Alyssa (IPA /əˈlɪs.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,165 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alyssa, with forms such as "allyssa", "alsysa", and "alysa". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Elissa", "abyss", "Alaska", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: A 20th-century invention, either derived from the flower alyssum; or from Alicia, of Germanic origin; or from Elissa. The correct English form is Alyssa, spelled A-L-Y-S-S-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alyssa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The leading lady's name is Alyssa Aldine - I think Aldine sounds like nice people; I suppose because the Aldine editions of books are so famous.
And throughout most of his days and nights, daydreamed about Brady's mother, liking everything about her. Particularly her name. Alyssa. Over and over, her name whispered inside his head. Alyssa. Alyssa. Beautiful.
Etymology
A 20th-century invention, either derived from the flower alyssum; or from Alicia, of Germanic origin; or from Elissa.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- allyssa
- alsysa
- alysa
- alysas
- alyyssa
- aylssa
- layssa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alyssa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).