# aldrin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,050

## Definitions
1. An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

## Etymology
From Alder + -in. Named after German chemist Kurt Alder (1902–1958).

## Easily confused with
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aldrin-vs-alvin)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-aldrin)
- **Alain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alain-vs-aldrin)
- **Alden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alden-vs-aldrin)
- **Adrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrian-vs-aldrin)
- **Adrien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrien-vs-aldrin)
- **Aladdin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aladdin-vs-aldrin)
- **Aldrich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aldrich-vs-aldrin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`adlrin`, `alddrin`, `aldirn`, `aldrinn`, `aldrni`, `aldrrin`, `alldrin`, `alrdin`, `ladrin`

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