Albedo
[alˈbeːdo]
The verdict
“Albedo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rückstrahlungsvermögen eines nicht strahlenden Körpers (auch Himmelskörpers), einer Fläche
Corpus desk
Index DE-albedo · Albedo · German
Albedo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Albedo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈbeːdo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Albedo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Albedo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈbeːdo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rückstrahlungsvermögen eines nicht strahlenden Körpers (auch Himmelskörpers), einer Fläche".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Albedo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Albedo, spelled A-L-B-E-D-O.
Definition
- 1Rückstrahlungsvermögen eines nicht strahlenden Körpers (auch Himmelskörpers), einer Fläche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Albedo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Albedo ist vor allem in der Meteorologie von Bedeutung, wo sie Aussagen darüber ermöglicht, wie stark sich Luft über verschiedenen Oberflächen erwärmt.“
„Enceladus geometrischer Albedo liegt bei fast 1,4 – während die meisten anderen Eismonde des äußeren Sonnensystems auf nicht mehr als 0,2 bis 0,4 kommen.“
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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.