abasto

/[aˈβ̞ast̪o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,741

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

abasto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población. Pronounced [aˈβ̞ast̪o]. Often confused with acaso and abuso.

Key facts for abasto
PropertyValue
Headwordabasto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞ast̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,741
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abasto is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞ast̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,741 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abasto, with forms such as "aabsto", "abasot", and "abassto". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "acaso", "abuso", "abate", 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 abasto, spelled A-B-A-S-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población.
  2. 2
    Abundancia.
  3. 3
    En el arte del bordador, pieza o piezas menos principales de la obra.
  4. 4
    Comercio pequeño de productos alimenticios. Generalmente regentado por inmigrantes portugueses.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aabsto,abasot,abassto,abastto,abatso,abbasto,absato,avasto,baasto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abasto

Misspelling Variants of "abasto"

aabsto6abasot6abassto7abastto7abatso6abbasto7absato6avasto6
Misspelling Variants of "abasto"

Frequency rank: #16,741 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abasto"?
"abasto" is spelled A-B-A-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ast̪o].
What does "abasto" mean?
As a noun, "abasto" means: Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población.
What words are commonly confused with "abasto"?
"abasto" is commonly confused with "acaso", "abuso", "abate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abasto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abasto" is [aˈβ̞ast̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abasto" come from?
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Data Source: 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.