Algernon
\al.dʒəʁ.nɔn\
The verdict
“Algernon” is uncommon French (frequency #66,477 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,477
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin anglais
Corpus desk
Index FR-algernon · Algernon · French
Algernon · rank #66,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,477
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH albano
Nearest frequency peer: albano (-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 « Algernon »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- aima
aima
33,527 corpus weight
- akron
akron
33,526 corpus weight
- albano
albano
33,525 corpus weight
- Algernon
Algernon
33,524 corpus weight
- Almaty
Almaty
33,522 corpus weight
- altermondia…
altermondialistes
33,521 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Algernon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algernon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \al.dʒəʁ.nɔn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Algernon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Algernon is uncommon French at frequency #66,477 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \al.dʒəʁ.nɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin anglais".
Zero misspellings are on record for Algernon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Algernon, spelled A-L-G-E-R-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin anglais
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Algernon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des fleurs pour Algernon.
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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