abad

[aˈβ̞að̞]

/[aˈβ̞að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“abad” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,925
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que ostenta el cargo de superior en abadías, colegiatas o monasterios, de congregaciones religiosas masculinas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abad · abad · Spanish

abad · rank #9,925 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,925
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH yoga

Nearest frequency peer: yoga (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “abad”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “abad” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abad vs ad
50% similar
abad vs and
50% similar
abad vs Ana
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abad
PropertyValue
Headwordabad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞að̞]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,925
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abad”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abadcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “yoga” (#9,924), “actualizaciones” (#9,926), “Vélez” (#9,923). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abad” va en #9,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around abad (IPA [aˈβ̞að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,925 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for abad, with forms such as "aabd", "abadd", and "abbad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ad", "and", "Ana", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is abad, spelled A-B-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que ostenta el cargo de superior en abadías, colegiatas o monasterios, de congregaciones religiosas masculinas.
  2. 2
    Cura, párroco de una iglesia.
  3. 3
    En los antiguos cabildos de algunas catedrales, hace referencia al título de una dignidad (canónigo o superior).
  4. 4
    Título honorífico de aquella persona lega que por derechos de sucesión hereda una abadía con frutos secularizados.
  5. 5
    Cura o beneficiado elegido por sus compañeros para que los presida en cabildo durante cierto tiempo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si no hay pan para los tuyos y ves muy gordo al abad Si su virgen viste de oro, desnúdala Cómo van a silenciar al jilguero o al canario, si no hay cárcel ni tumba para el canto libertario

Synonyms

capellánpriorrectorregentesuperiorclérigocurapárrocosacerdotecustodioguardiánpatriarcaprelado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabd
  • abadd
  • abbad
  • abda
  • avad
  • baad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abad - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aabd2abadd1abbad1abda2avad1baad2
Edit distance from "abad"

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 "abad"?
"abad" is spelled A-B-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞að̞].
What does "abad" mean?
As a noun, "abad" means: Persona que ostenta el cargo de superior en abadías, colegiatas o monasterios, de congregaciones religiosas masculinas.
What words are commonly confused with "abad"?
"abad" is commonly confused with "ad", "and", "Ana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abad" is [aˈβ̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abad" come from?
"abad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

yoga#9,924bang#9,938bell#9,941call#9,946

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

atado6 variantscanon6 variantsstop6 variantssant6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list