abarcaban
[aβ̞aɾˈkaβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“abarcaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,070 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,070
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abarcar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abarcaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aβ̞aɾˈkaβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abarcaban” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abarcaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,070 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞aɾˈkaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abarcar.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abarcaban, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is abarcaban, spelled A-B-A-R-C-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abarcar.
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 “abarcaban”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-A-R-C-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aβ̞aɾˈkaβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.