Algerien
\alˈɡeriɛr\
The verdict
“Algerien” is uncommon French (frequency #53,118 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,118
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Algérie (pays africain).
Corpus desk
Index FR-algerien · Algerien · French
Algerien · rank #53,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,118
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH Alfortville
Nearest frequency peer: Alfortville (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Algerien »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- alais
alais
46,886 corpus weight
- Alfortville
Alfortville
46,884 corpus weight
- Algerien
Algerien
46,883 corpus weight
- alten
alten
46,882 corpus weight
- alun
alun
46,881 corpus weight
- Amalric
Amalric
46,880 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Algerien » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algerien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \alˈɡeriɛr\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Algerien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Algerien is uncommon French at frequency #53,118 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \alˈɡeriɛr\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Algérie (pays africain).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Algerien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Algerien, spelled A-L-G-E-R-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Algérie (pays africain).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Algerien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er fährt jeden Sommer nach Algerien.
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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