Alexandrin

Name: Alexandrin, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\

/\a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Alexandrin” is uncommon French (frequency #62,031 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,031
frequency rank, French: 424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Habitant d’Alexandrie, ville d'Égypte ^([1]).

Key facts for Alexandrin
Property	Value
Headword	Alexandrin
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#62,031
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alexandrin” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Alexandrin lands here:

#62,031

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alexandrin is uncommon French at frequency #62,031 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Alexandrin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Alexandrin, spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N.

Definition

1
Habitant d’Alexandrie, ville d'Égypte ^([1]).
2
Habitant de Saint-Alexandre, municipalité québécoise de la région de la Montérégie ^([2]).
3
Habitant de Saint-Alexandre, ancienne municipalité de village québécoise de la région de la Montérégie ^([2]).
4
Habitant de Saint-Alexandre, ancienne municipalité de paroisse québécoise de la région de la Montérégie ^([2]).
5
Habitant de Saint-Alexandre, ancienne municipalité de paroisse québécoise de la région du Bas-Saint-Laurent ^([2]).
6
Habitant de Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, municipalité québécoise ^([2]).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alexandrin"?

"Alexandrin" is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\.

What does "Alexandrin" mean?

As a noun, "Alexandrin" means: Habitant d’Alexandrie, ville d'Égypte ^([1]).

How do you pronounce "Alexandrin"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexandrin" is \a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Alexandrin" come from?

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Using “Alexandrin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.