-ol

[ˈol]

/[ˈol]/ suffix

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se usa en Química para los compuestos orgánicos que poseen un grupo hidroxilo (-OH), como es el caso de los alcoholes y fenoles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ol · -ol · Spanish

-ol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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.

Key facts for -ol
PropertyValue
Headword-ol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[ˈol]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “-ol” en español

-olno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

-ol is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se usa en Química para los compuestos orgánicos que poseen un grupo hidroxilo (-OH), como es el caso de los alcoholes y fenoles.".

-ol has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is -ol, spelled --O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se usa en Química para los compuestos orgánicos que poseen un grupo hidroxilo (-OH), como es el caso de los alcoholes y fenoles.

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 "-ol"?
"-ol" is spelled --O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈol].
What does "-ol" mean?
As a suffix, "-ol" means: Se usa en Química para los compuestos orgánicos que poseen un grupo hidroxilo (-OH), como es el caso de los alcoholes y fenoles.
How do you pronounce "-ol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ol" is [ˈol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ol" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list