alcaloide
[alkaˈlojð̞e]
The verdict
“alcaloide” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,335 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,335
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de los numerosos compuestos orgánicos nitrogenados de propiedades alcalinas, como la morfina, la cocaína y la nicotina, que tienen marcados efectos fisiológicos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcaloide |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkaˈlojð̞e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcaloide” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alcaloide is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,335 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkaˈlojð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alcaloide has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alcaloide, spelled A-L-C-A-L-O-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de los numerosos compuestos orgánicos nitrogenados de propiedades alcalinas, como la morfina, la cocaína y la nicotina, que tienen marcados efectos fisiológicos.
- 2Substancia que puede producir efectos en el organismo humano, en muchos casos perjudiciales.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alcaloide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-L-O-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.