Alexis

\a.lɛk.si\

/\a.lɛk.si\/ name

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The verdict

“Alexis” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,264
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alexis · Alexis · French

Alexis · rank #6,264 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,264
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH adorable

Nearest frequency peer: adorable (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Alexis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Alexis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Alexis vs allais
50% similar
Alexis vs Alex
67% similar
Alexis vs aléas
33% similar

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

Key facts for Alexis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlexis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\a.lɛk.si\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,264
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Alexis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Alexisse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « adorable » (#6,263), « alternance » (#6,265), « étiquette » (#6,262). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Alexis » est au #6,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Alexis (IPA \a.lɛk.si\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,264 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alexis, with forms such as "aelxis", "aleixs", and "alexiss". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "allais", "Alex", "aléas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Alexis, spelled A-L-E-X-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Le prince Alexis répéta M. Temple, un des affiliés qui se rassemblait chez votre maîtresse ?
  2. Quand éclata la masse, Alexis était debout sur la falaise, et, riant, montrait le bois qui se culbutait dans la rivière comme les glaces dans le bouscueil du printemps.

This word in other languages

Alexis(English)Alejo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelxis
  • aleixs
  • alexiss
  • alexsi
  • alexxis
  • allexis
  • alxeis
  • laexis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aelxis2aleixs2alexiss1alexsi2alexxis1allexis1alxeis2laexis2
Edit distance from "Alexis"

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 "Alexis"?
"Alexis" is spelled A-L-E-X-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɛk.si\.
What does "Alexis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alexis" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Alexis"?
"Alexis" is commonly confused with "allais", "Alex", "aléas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alexis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexis" is \a.lɛk.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alexis" come from?
"Alexis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

canons#6,271vivait#6,255chatte#6,274verrez#6,252

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

boisson8 variantsdivine8 variantsdonnés8 variantsSamuel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list