abarcar

/[aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,606

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

abarcar is aSpanishverb. It means: Ceñir con los brazos o con la mano alguna cosa. Pronounced [aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ]. Often confused with atacar and abordar.

Key facts for abarcar
PropertyValue
Headwordabarcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,606
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abarcar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abarcar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,606 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for abarcar, with forms such as "aabrcar", "abacrar", and "abaracr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "atacar", "abordar", "agarrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is abarcar, spelled A-B-A-R-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ceñir con los brazos o con la mano alguna cosa.
  2. 2
    Comprender o encerrar dentro de sí.
  3. 3
    Tomar uno a su cargo muchas cosas o negocios a un tiempo.
  4. 4
    Rodear o dar un cerco a un pedazo de monte en que se presume estar la caza.
  5. 5
    Empollar.
  6. 6
    Acumular cosas y conservarlas en desmedro de los demás.
  7. 7
    Alcanzar a distinguir en torno a sí con la vista.
  8. 8
    Comprender o incluir en un espacio físico.
  9. 9
    Comprender o incluir en un periodo de tiempo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aabrcar,abacrar,abaracr,abarcarr,abarccar,abarcra,abarrcar,abbarcar,abracar,avarcar,baarcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abarcar

Misspelling Variants of "abarcar"

aabrcar7abacrar7abaracr7abarcarr8abarccar8abarcra7abarrcar8abbarcar8
Misspelling Variants of "abarcar"

Frequency rank: #19,606 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abarcar"?
"abarcar" is spelled A-B-A-R-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ].
What does "abarcar" mean?
As a verb, "abarcar" means: Ceñir con los brazos o con la mano alguna cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "abarcar"?
"abarcar" is commonly confused with "atacar", "abordar", "agarrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abarcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abarcar" is [aβ̞aɾˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abarcar" come from?
"abarcar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.