Alabama

[alaˈβ̞ama]

/[alaˈβ̞ama]/ name

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The verdict

“Alabama” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,880
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, situado al sudeste del país.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alabama · Alabama · Spanish

Alabama · rank #20,880 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,880
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ajustarse

Nearest frequency peer: ajustarse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Alabama”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Alabama” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

Alabama vs alarma
57% similar
Alabama vs alabar
57% similar
Alabama vs alaban
57% similar

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

Key facts for Alabama
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlabama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[alaˈβ̞ama]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,880
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Alabama”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Alabamacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ajustarse” (#20,879), “aleatoria” (#20,881), “ahorrando” (#20,878). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Alabama” va en #20,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Alabama (IPA [alaˈβ̞ama]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,880 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, situado al sudeste del país.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alabama, with forms such as "aalbama", "alaabma", and "alabaam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "alarma", "alabar", "alaban", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Alabama, spelled A-L-A-B-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, situado al sudeste del país.

This word in other languages

Alabama(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalbama
  • alaabma
  • alabaam
  • alabamma
  • alabbama
  • alabmaa
  • alavama
  • albaama
  • allabama
  • laabama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alabama - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aalbama2alaabma2alabaam2alabamma1alabbama1alabmaa2alavama1albaama2
Edit distance from "Alabama"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alabama"?
"Alabama" is spelled A-L-A-B-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alaˈβ̞ama].
What does "Alabama" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alabama" means: Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, situado al sudeste del país.
What words are commonly confused with "Alabama"?
"Alabama" is commonly confused with "alarma", "alabar", "alaban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alabama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alabama" is [alaˈβ̞ama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alabama" come from?
"Alabama" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alabama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

altavoz#20,883agotada#20,876amnesia#20,884acuerde#20,870

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Calcuta10 variantscapucha10 variantscarente10 variantscaserío10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list