abarcan

[aˈβ̞aɾkãn]

/[aˈβ̞aɾkãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“abarcan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,130
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abarcar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abarcan · abarcan · Spanish

abarcan · rank #18,130 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,130
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abdominales

Nearest frequency peer: abdominales (+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 “abarcan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abarcan” 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).

abarcan vs abran
71% similar
abarcan vs atacan
71% similar
abarcan vs abrían
71% similar

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

Key facts for abarcan
PropertyValue
Headwordabarcan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞aɾkãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,130
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abarcan”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abdominales” (#18,131), “ápice” (#18,127), “absorbe” (#18,133). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abarcan” va en #18,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abarcan (IPA [aˈβ̞aɾkãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,130 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abarcar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abarcan, with forms such as "aabrcan", "abacran", and "abaracn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "abran", "atacan", "abrían", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is abarcan, spelled A-B-A-R-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abarcar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabrcan
  • abacran
  • abaracn
  • abarcann
  • abarccan
  • abarcna
  • abarrcan
  • abbarcan
  • abracan
  • avarcan
  • baarcan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abarcan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aabrcan2abacran2abaracn2abarcann1abarccan1abarcna2abarrcan1abbarcan1
Edit distance from "abarcan"

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 "abarcan"?
"abarcan" is spelled A-B-A-R-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞aɾkãn].
What does "abarcan" mean?
As a verb, "abarcan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abarcar.
What words are commonly confused with "abarcan"?
"abarcan" is commonly confused with "abran", "atacan", "abrían". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abarcan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abarcan" is [aˈβ̞aɾkãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abarcan" come from?
"abarcan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

absorbe#18,133acabada#18,135voltaje#18,121village#18,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aclarado11 variantsveredas11 variantsveranos11 variantstroncos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list