Almaty

\al.ma.ti\

/\al.ma.ti\/ name

The verdict

“Almaty” is uncommon French (frequency #66,479 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,479
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et ancienne capitale du Kazakhstan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-almaty · Almaty · French

Almaty · rank #66,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,479
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH altermondiali…

Nearest frequency peer: altermondialistes (+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 « Almaty »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Almaty » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Almaty
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlmaty
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\al.ma.ti\
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Almaty » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Almatytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « altermondialistes » (#66,480), « Algernon » (#66,477), « amenaient » (#66,481). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Almaty » est au #66,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Almaty is uncommon French at frequency #66,479 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \al.ma.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Almaty in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Almaty, spelled A-L-M-A-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et ancienne capitale du Kazakhstan.
  2. 2
    Anciennement, gouvernement kazakh.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La raison officielle [du déplacement de la capitale] tient à des motifs géologiques et urbanistiques : située dans une zone sensible aux séismes, qui plus est très proche de la nouvelle frontière avec le Kirghizistan, l’ancienne capitale d’Almaty n’a plus les capacités de se développer comme elle le doit. — (Mikal Hem, Et si je devenais dictateur, traduit…
  2. Le mouvement de colère, qui avait éclaté dimanche dans une ville de province après une hausse des prix du gaz, s'est étendu à Almaty, capitale économique et plus grande ville du pays, dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Almaty"?
"Almaty" is spelled A-L-M-A-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \al.ma.ti\.
What does "Almaty" mean?
As a proper noun, "Almaty" means: Ville et ancienne capitale du Kazakhstan.
How do you pronounce "Almaty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Almaty" is \al.ma.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Almaty" come from?
"Almaty" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list