# albino

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ælˈbiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #27,046

## Definitions
1. Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.
* Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus
* Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).

## Easily confused with
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-amino)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-alvin)
- **Alina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-alina)
- **aline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-aline)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-alpine)
- **Albion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albino-vs-albion)
- **Alain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alain-vs-albino)
- **Alban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alban-vs-albino)
- **Albany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albany-vs-albino)
- **albedo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albedo-vs-albino)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ablino`, `albbino`, `albinno`, `albnio`, `alibno`, `allbino`, `labino`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/albino