abarrotar

[aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ]

/[aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llenar totalmente un lugar o continente con objetos o personas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abarrotar · abarrotar · Spanish

abarrotar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 abarrotar
PropertyValue
Headwordabarrotar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abarrotar” en español

abarrotarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abarrotar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

abarrotar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is abarrotar, spelled A-B-A-R-R-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llenar totalmente un lugar o continente con objetos o personas.
  2. 2
    Apretar o fortalecer con barrotes alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Llenar de bienes o de personas una sala.
  4. 4
    Asegurar la estiba de un buque llenando sus huecos con abarrotes.
  5. 5
    Cargar un buque aprovechando hasta los sitios más pequeños de su bodega y cámaras, y a veces parte de su cubierta.
  6. 6
    Causar deflación (baja de precios) por exceso de oferta, al saturar de productos, bienes o servicios el mercado.

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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 "abarrotar"?
"abarrotar" is spelled A-B-A-R-R-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ].
What does "abarrotar" mean?
As a verb, "abarrotar" means: Llenar totalmente un lugar o continente con objetos o personas.
How do you pronounce "abarrotar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abarrotar" is [aβ̞aroˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abarrotar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list