aldehído
[al̪d̪eˈið̞o]
The verdict
“aldehído” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cualquiera de la clase de compuestos químicos orgánicos de propiedades reductoras resultante del reemplazo de dos átomos de hidrógeno a un alcohol primario, o de dos hidrógenos por uno de oxígeno d...
Corpus desk
Index ES-aldehido · aldehído · Spanish
aldehído · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aldehído |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [al̪d̪eˈið̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aldehído” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aldehído is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [al̪d̪eˈið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cualquiera de la clase de compuestos químicos orgánicos de propiedades reductoras resultante del reemplazo de dos átomos de hidrógeno a un alcohol primario, o de dos hidrógenos por uno de oxígeno d...".
No misspelling variants are generated for aldehído in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aldehído, spelled A-L-D-E-H-Í-D-O.
Definition
- 1cualquiera de la clase de compuestos químicos orgánicos de propiedades reductoras resultante del reemplazo de dos átomos de hidrógeno a un alcohol primario, o de dos hidrógenos por uno de oxígeno de un grupo funcional primario (hidrocarburo).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aldehído appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Investigadoras de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) han descubierto por primera vez en alimentos la presencia de determinados aldehídos sospechosos de estar detrás de enfermedades neurodegenerativas y algunos tipos de cáncer.
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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.