alvéolo
[alˈβ̞eolo]
The verdict
“alvéolo” 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 May 6, 2026) - Espacio vacío dentro de un cuerpo o hueco en una superficie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alvéolo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈβ̞eolo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alvéolo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alvéolo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈβ̞eolo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alvéolo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alvéolo, spelled A-L-V-É-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1Espacio vacío dentro de un cuerpo o hueco en una superficie.
- 2Cavidad hexagonal hecha con cera, de los panales en las colmenas de las abejas. La mayoría están llenas de miel, otras se destinan a la cría de huevos y larvas de nuevas generaciones de abejas.
- 3Cavidad de las mandíbulas en donde se inserta la raíz de un diente.
- 4Pequeño saco elástico en el que terminan los bronquiolos. Su función es el intercambio de anhídrido carbónico y oxígeno entre el aire y la sangre (hematosis).
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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.
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Using “alvéolo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-V-É-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈβ̞eolo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.