alexia

[aˈleksja]

/[aˈleksja]/ noun

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The verdict

“alexia” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,318
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición patológica cerebral que imposibilita la lectura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alexia · alexia · Spanish

alexia · rank #46,318 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,318
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH almíbar

Nearest frequency peer: almíbar (+2 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 “alexia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alexia” 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).

alexia vs anexa
67% similar
alexia vs Alicia
50% similar
alexia vs Alexis
67% similar

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

Key facts for alexia
PropertyValue
Headwordalexia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈleksja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,318
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alexia”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “almíbar” (#46,320), “Alajuela” (#46,315), “alubias” (#46,321). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alexia” va en #46,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around alexia (IPA [aˈleksja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,318 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Condición patológica cerebral que imposibilita la lectura.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for alexia, with forms such as "aelxia", "aleixa", and "alexai". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "anexa", "Alicia", "Alexis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alexia, spelled A-L-E-X-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición patológica cerebral que imposibilita la lectura.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelxia
  • aleixa
  • alexai
  • alexxia
  • allexia
  • alxeia
  • laexia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alexia - 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.

aelxia2aleixa2alexai2alexxia1allexia1alxeia2laexia2
Edit distance from "alexia"

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 "alexia"?
"alexia" is spelled A-L-E-X-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈleksja].
What does "alexia" mean?
As a noun, "alexia" means: Condición patológica cerebral que imposibilita la lectura.
What words are commonly confused with "alexia"?
"alexia" is commonly confused with "anexa", "Alicia", "Alexis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alexia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alexia" is [aˈleksja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alexia" come from?
"alexia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

agrede#46,311agacha#46,307ácaros#46,285winner#46,281

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bath7 variantssalut7 variantsrozan7 variantsdepre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list