albedo
al·be·do/ælˈbi.doʊ/noun
albedo is spelled A-L-B-E-D-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables (al·be·do). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, albedo means “The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of albedo is albedos or albedoes.
How many letters and syllables are in albedo?
| Letters | 6: A-L-B-E-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: al·be·do |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is albedo?
Albedo appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce albedo?
- US /ælˈbi.doʊ/
Albedo has 3 syllables, split al·be·do in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-albedo.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-albedo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with albedo?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as albedo from its last stressed vowel (/idoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: doable.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of albedo
- albedos plural
- albedoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does albedo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- 2
The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
- 3
One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Albedo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does albedo come from?
Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).