ab.
Spanish, noun[ˈaβ̞]
ab. is spelled A-B (2 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ab. is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “abbreviation of abril; Apr. (April)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ab. mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of abril; Apr. (April)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Preposición que indica generalmente separación, alejamiento, privación de la cosa o acción significada por el simple.
prefix: 1. Desde. 2. (hacia) Fuera, afuera. 3. Ausencia, eliminación.
abbreviation: 1. Abreviatura de abril.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ab.?
- [ˈaβ̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ab. in Spanish?
ab. appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).