albumen

[alˈβ̞umẽn]

/[alˈβ̞umẽn]/ noun

The verdict

“albumen” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fécula que envuelve inmediatamente el embrión de algunas plantas y le sirve de primer alimento. En unas es seco y blanco, y en otras, coriáceo, oleaginoso o carnoso y, a veces, córneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-albumen · albumen · Spanish

albumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for albumen
PropertyValue
Headwordalbumen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈβ̞umẽn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “albumen” en español

albumenqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

albumen is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈβ̞umẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fécula que envuelve inmediatamente el embrión de algunas plantas y le sirve de primer alimento. En unas es seco y blanco, y en otras, coriáceo, oleaginoso o carnoso y, a veces, córneo.".

albumen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is albumen, spelled A-L-B-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fécula que envuelve inmediatamente el embrión de algunas plantas y le sirve de primer alimento. En unas es seco y blanco, y en otras, coriáceo, oleaginoso o carnoso y, a veces, córneo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "albumen"?
"albumen" is spelled A-L-B-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈβ̞umẽn].
What does "albumen" mean?
As a noun, "albumen" means: Fécula que envuelve inmediatamente el embrión de algunas plantas y le sirve de primer alimento. En unas es seco y blanco, y en otras, coriáceo, oleaginoso o carnoso y, a veces, córneo.
How do you pronounce "albumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albumen" is [alˈβ̞umẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albumen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list