ábaco
[ˈaβ̞ako]
The verdict
“ábaco” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #66,611 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,611
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ábaco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaβ̞ako] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ábaco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ábaco is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaβ̞ako]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,611 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Cuadro 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.
- 2Por extensión del anterior, cualquier tabla o cuadro utilizado para el cómputo.
- 3Representación gráfica de una serie de funciones matemáticas que permite determinar el valor de una variable sin necesidad de cálculos.
- 4Tablero o plancha utilizada como elemento decorativo, principalmente en muebles.
- 5Parte superior en forma de tablero que corona el capitel.
- 6Artesa utilizada para lavar minerales, principalmente oro.
- 7Tablero empleado para el juego de ajedrez.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “ábaco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-B-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaβ̞ako] (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.