aladin
\a.la.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“aladin” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,425 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #45,425
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Désigne une chose se référant à Aladin ou au conte Aladin ou la Lampe merveilleuse.
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 | aladin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.la.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #45,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aladin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aladin is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.la.dɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,425 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aladin, with forms such as "aaldin", "aladdin", and "aladinn". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "alan", "Alain", "alpin", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aladin, spelled A-L-A-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Désigne une chose se référant à Aladin ou au conte Aladin ou la Lampe merveilleuse.
- 2(Art culinaire) Œufs aladins. Œufs mollets ou pochés, dressés en turban sur un risotto safrané et nappés de sauce tomate relevée de cayenne (Ac. Gastr. 1962).
- 3(Teinturerie) Jaune aladin
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaldin,aladdin,aladinn,aladni,alaidn,aldain,alladin,laadin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aladin - 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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aladin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-L-A-D-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.la.dɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “alan” - see the side-by-side comparison. aladin vs alan
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.