Alma-Ata
\al.ma.a.ta\
The verdict
“Alma-Ata” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom d’Almaty pendant la période soviétique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alma-ata · Alma-Ata · French
Alma-Ata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alma-Ata |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \al.ma.a.ta\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Alma-Ata is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \al.ma.a.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom d’Almaty pendant la période soviétique.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alma-Ata, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Alma-Ata, spelled A-L-M-A---A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Ancien nom d’Almaty pendant la période soviétique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alma-Ata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les premières interprétations de la déclaration d’Alma-Ata furent ultra-décentralisées et ultra-médicalisées.
J’ai aimé ce bref séjour à Alma-Ata et je rêve déjà de revenir pour la steppe enneigée mais j’ai le sentiment que le voyage commence enfin.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.