aldol
/ˈældɒl/noun
aldol is spelled A-L-D-O-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aldol means “Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aldol is aldols.
How many letters and syllables are in aldol?
| Letters | 5: A-L-D-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 aldol?
Aldol appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 aldol?
- /ˈældɒl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with aldol?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aldol.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dolla.
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 aldol
- aldols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aldol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aldol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aldol |
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 aldol come from?
From aldehyde + -ol (“alcohol”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).