abanto

[aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]

/[aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“abanto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Neophron percnopterus) Ave rapaz parecida al buitre pero de menor tamaño, de color blanco sucio, con las remeras negras y la cola en forma de cuña. Se alimenta de animales en estado de descomposic...

Corpus desk

Index ES-abanto · abanto · Spanish

abanto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abanto
PropertyValue
Headwordabanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abanto” en español

abantoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abanto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abanto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abanto, spelled A-B-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Neophron percnopterus) Ave rapaz parecida al buitre pero de menor tamaño, de color blanco sucio, con las remeras negras y la cola en forma de cuña. Se alimenta de animales en estado de descomposición, vive en África septentrional y pasa el verano en Europa.
  2. 2
    Nombre dado en ocasiones a otras especies de buitres, como por ejemplo al buitre negro.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abanto"?
"abanto" is spelled A-B-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o].
What does "abanto" mean?
As a noun, "abanto" means: (Neophron percnopterus) Ave rapaz parecida al buitre pero de menor tamaño, de color blanco sucio, con las remeras negras y la cola en forma de cuña. Se alimenta de animales en estado de descomposic...
How do you pronounce "abanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abanto" is [aˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abanto" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list