ábaco

[ˈaβ̞ako]

/[ˈaβ̞ako]/ noun

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The verdict

“ábaco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,611 among 60 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,611
frequency rank, Spanish
60
“Á” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuadro de madera con diez cuerdas o alambres paralelos y en cada uno de ellos otras tantas bolas movibles, usado en las escuelas para enseñar los rudimentos de la aritmética.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abaco · ábaco · Spanish

ábaco · rank #66,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,611
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 60
  • PHOTO-FINISH ánfora

Nearest frequency peer: ánfora (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ábaco”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ábaco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ábaco
PropertyValue
Headwordábaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaβ̞ako]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ábaco” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ábacocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ánfora” (#66,612), “áureo” (#66,613), “zodiacal” (#66,608). Entre 60 lemas con “Á”, “ábaco” va en #66,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ábaco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,611 among 60 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaβ̞ako]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ábaco, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ábaco, spelled Á-B-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuadro de madera con diez cuerdas o alambres paralelos y en cada uno de ellos otras tantas bolas movibles, usado en las escuelas para enseñar los rudimentos de la aritmética.
  2. 2
    Por extensión del anterior, cualquier tabla o cuadro utilizado para el cómputo.
  3. 3
    Representación gráfica de una serie de funciones matemáticas que permite determinar el valor de una variable sin necesidad de cálculos.
  4. 4
    Tablero o plancha utilizada como elemento decorativo, principalmente en muebles.
  5. 5
    Parte superior en forma de tablero que corona el capitel.
  6. 6
    Artesa utilizada para lavar minerales, principalmente oro.
  7. 7
    Tablero empleado para el juego de ajedrez.

Synonyms

tablero contadornomograma

This word in other languages

abacus(English)abaque(Français)abakus(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ábaco"?
"ábaco" is spelled Á-B-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaβ̞ako].
What does "ábaco" mean?
As a noun, "ábaco" means: Cuadro de madera con diez cuerdas o alambres paralelos y en cada uno de ellos otras tantas bolas movibles, usado en las escuelas para enseñar los rudimentos de la aritmética.
How do you pronounce "ábaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ábaco" is [ˈaβ̞ako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ábaco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ábaco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

áureo#66,613Yahvé#66,602acebo#66,626vicia#66,586

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list