gadolinio

[gað̞oˈlinjo]

/[gað̞oˈlinjo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Gd y su número atómico es 64. Pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos

Key facts for gadolinio
PropertyValue
Headwordgadolinio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gað̞oˈlinjo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gadolinio” sits in Spanish frequency

gadolinio falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gadolinio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gað̞oˈlinjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Gd y su número atómico es 64. Pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos".

gadolinio has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

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 gadolinio, spelled G-A-D-O-L-I-N-I-O.

Definition

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    Elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Gd y su número atómico es 64. Pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gadolinio"?
"gadolinio" is spelled G-A-D-O-L-I-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gað̞oˈlinjo].
What does "gadolinio" mean?
As a noun, "gadolinio" means: Elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Gd y su número atómico es 64. Pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos
How do you pronounce "gadolinio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gadolinio" is [gað̞oˈlinjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gadolinio" come from?
"gadolinio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gadolinio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-D-O-L-I-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gað̞oˈlinjo] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list