Albino

[alˈbiːno]

/[alˈbiːno]/ noun

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The verdict

“Albino” is uncommon German (frequency #56,738 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,738
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen mit der angeborenen Störung Albinismus

Corpus desk

Index DE-albino · Albino · German

Albino · rank #56,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,738
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aktienkurse

Nearest frequency peer: Aktienkurse (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Albino“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Albino“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Albino
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlbino
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈbiːno]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Albino“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Albinofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aktienkurse“ (#56,737), „Alemannischen“ (#56,739), „Aktienindex“ (#56,736). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Albino“ bei #56,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Albino is uncommon German at frequency #56,738 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈbiːno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen mit der angeborenen Störung Albinismus".

Zero misspellings are on record for Albino in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Albino, spelled A-L-B-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebewesen mit der angeborenen Störung Albinismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Tatsächlich gibt es mehrere Gene, die Albinismus hervorrufen, ich spreche aber nur von einem von ihnen. Es ist rezessiv, das heißt, es muß in doppelter Ausfertigung vorhanden sein, damit ein Mensch ein Albino wird.“

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Albino"?
"Albino" is spelled A-L-B-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈbiːno].
What does "Albino" mean?
As a noun, "Albino" means: Lebewesen mit der angeborenen Störung Albinismus
How do you pronounce "Albino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Albino" is [alˈbiːno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Albino" come from?
"Albino" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Amélie#56,746Antony#56,756zäunen#56,717Zither#56,704

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list