abaca
/ˈæb.əˌkɑ/noun
abaca is spelled A-B-A-C-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abaca means “Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abaca is abacas.
How many letters and syllables are in abaca?
| Letters | 5: A-B-A-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abaca?
Abaca appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abaca?
- UK /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/
- UK /ˈæb.əˌkə/
- US /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/
Abaca has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-abaca.wav, En-ca-abaca.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abaca
- abacas plural
- abacá
- abáca
- abaka
- abaká
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abaca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
- 2
The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abaca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abaca come from?
From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).