albeit

\ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\

/\ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\/ conj

The verdict

“albeit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quoique, bien que.

Corpus desk

Index FR-albeit · albeit · French

albeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for albeit
PropertyValue
Headwordalbeit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « albeit » en français

albeitn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

albeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quoique, bien que.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for albeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is albeit, spelled A-L-B-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quoique, bien que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how albeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.
  2. Both Fraction and Decimal provide ways to get exact results, albeit at the cost of some speed and code verbosity.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "albeit"?
"albeit" is spelled A-L-B-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\.
What does "albeit" mean?
As a conjunction, "albeit" means: Quoique, bien que.
How do you pronounce "albeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albeit" is \ɔːl.ˈbiː.ɪt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albeit" come from?
"albeit" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list