áloe
[ˈaloe]
The verdict
“áloe” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Aloe vera) Planta de la familia de las Liliáceas, subfamilia Asfodeloides, originaria de África. Mide entre dos y tres metros de altura, excepcionalmente seis metros. Planta leñosa, de hojas grand...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | áloe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaloe] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “áloe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for áloe is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaloe]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Aloe vera) Planta de la familia de las Liliáceas, subfamilia Asfodeloides, originaria de África. Mide entre dos y tres metros de altura, excepcionalmente seis metros. Planta leñosa, de hojas grand...".
áloe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is áloe, spelled Á-L-O-E.
Definition
- 1(Aloe vera) Planta de la familia de las Liliáceas, subfamilia Asfodeloides, originaria de África. Mide entre dos y tres metros de altura, excepcionalmente seis metros. Planta leñosa, de hojas grandes y carnosas, dispuestas en rosetones, con una espina en su extremo y bordes espinosos. Flores tubulosas. Tiene uso en medicina desde muy antiguo, usándose el acíbar extraído de ella como cicatrizante, producto de belleza, contra dolores musculares, acné, etc.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “áloe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-L-O-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaloe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.