abanico
[aβ̞aˈniko]
The verdict
“abanico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,257 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,257
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento, a modo de una lámina de material ligero, usada para mover el aire.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abanico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aβ̞aˈniko] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,257 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abanico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abanico is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞aˈniko]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,257 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abanico, with forms such as "aabnico", "abainco", and "abancio". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "abatido", "abanicos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is abanico, spelled A-B-A-N-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Instrumento, a modo de una lámina de material ligero, usada para mover el aire.
- 2Por extensión, cualquier cosa con la forma típica de los abanicos₁, un semicírculo formado por piezas articuladas en su base.
- 3Por extensión, cualquier conjunto de posibilidades u opciones alternativas.
- 4Cabría para suspender grandes pesos, que ordinariamente se forma a bordo con un palo inclinado hacia fuera y sujeto por el pie a otro vertical.
- 5Instrumento en forma de abanico₂, usado en los ferrocarriles para advertir de una bifurcación en las vías.
- 6Pequeña estera usada para avivar el fuego.
- 7Pieza articulada, a modo de abanico₂, que cubría los codos y rodillas en las armaduras de placa.
- 8Espada curva de un solo filo.
- 9Ventilador axial eléctrico.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aabnico,abainco,abancio,abanicco,abanioc,abannico,abbanico,abnaico,avanico,baanico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abanico - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “abanico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-A-N-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aβ̞aˈniko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abatido” - see the side-by-side comparison. abanico vs abatido
- 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.