Aldo

/[ˈaldo]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,634

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Aldo is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈaldo]. Often confused with AO and als.

Key facts for Aldo
PropertyValue
HeadwordAldo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈaldo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,634
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aldo in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aldo is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaldo]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,634 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aldo, with forms such as "adlo", "alddo", and "alldo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AO", "als", "and", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Aldo, spelled A-L-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adlo,alddo,alldo,alod,lado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aldo

Misspelling Variants of "Aldo"

adlo4alddo5alldo5alod4lado4
Misspelling Variants of "Aldo"

Frequency rank: #41,634 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aldo"?
"Aldo" is spelled A-L-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaldo].
What does "Aldo" mean?
As a name, "Aldo" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Aldo"?
"Aldo" is commonly confused with "AO", "als", "and". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aldo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aldo" is [ˈaldo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aldo" come from?
"Aldo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.