alliance

\a.ljɑ̃s\

/\a.ljɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“alliance” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,211
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alliance · alliance · French

alliance · rank #2,211 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,211
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aiment

Nearest frequency peer: aiment (-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 « alliance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « alliance » 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).

alliance vs alliant
75% similar
alliance vs Allianz
63% similar
alliance vs ambiance
75% similar

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

Key facts for alliance
PropertyValue
Headwordalliance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ljɑ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,211
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « alliance »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).alliancese 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 « aiment » (#2,210), « apparemment » (#2,212), « établissements » (#2,209). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « alliance » est au #2,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around alliance (IPA \a.ljɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,211 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alliance, with forms such as "aliance", "alilance", and "allaince". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "alliant", "Allianz", "ambiance", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is alliance, spelled A-L-L-I-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte.
  2. 2
    Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte.
  3. 3
    Union entre Dieu et les hommes.
  4. 4
    Union ou confédération qui se fait entre deux ou plusieurs États pour leurs intérêts communs.
  5. 5
    Liens contractés par le mariage.
  6. 6
    Bague d’or ou d’argent, symbole de l’union contractée par le mariage.
  7. 7
    Affinité entre un époux et les parents de l’autre époux.
  8. 8
    Affinité spirituelle.
  9. 9
    Union et mélange de plusieurs choses différentes, opposées, disparates.
  10. 10
    Poucettes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Louis la donnait pour femme au roi Alphonse VI, avec lequel il désirait resserrer son alliance. Deux ans plus tard cette princesse déposa son mari, et épousa Don Pedro son beau-frère, […].
  2. Cette alliance des « partis ouvriers » avec des formations « bourgeoises ou petite-bourgeoises » allaient les empêcher de prendre les mesures énergiques et « anticapitalistes » que réclamait la situation économique et sociale du pays.

This word in other languages

alliance(English)alianza(Español)Allianz(Deutsch)aliança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aliance
  • alilance
  • allaince
  • alliacne
  • alliancce
  • allianec
  • alliannce
  • allinace
  • laliance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alliance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aliance1alilance2allaince2alliacne2alliancce1allianec2alliannce1allinace2
Edit distance from "alliance"

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 "alliance"?
"alliance" is spelled A-L-L-I-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ljɑ̃s\.
What does "alliance" mean?
As a noun, "alliance" means: Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte.
What words are commonly confused with "alliance"?
"alliance" is commonly confused with "alliant", "Allianz", "ambiance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alliance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alliance" is \a.ljɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alliance" come from?
"alliance" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retrouvé#2,197parfaite#2,188pourront#2,239proposer#2,242

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

aspect9 variantsinutile9 variantspostes9 variantsprofil9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list