abatir

[aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]

/[aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“abatir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,949
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que algo caiga a tierra y quede destruido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abatir · abatir · Spanish

abatir · rank #43,949 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,949
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abastece

Nearest frequency peer: abastece (-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 “abatir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abatir” 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).

abatir vs abrir
67% similar
abatir vs añadir
67% similar
abatir vs avatar
67% similar

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

Key facts for abatir
PropertyValue
Headwordabatir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,949
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abatir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).abatircae 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 “abastece” (#43,948), “absueltos” (#43,950), “acarreados” (#43,951). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abatir” va en #43,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around abatir (IPA [aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,949 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abatir, with forms such as "aabtir", "abaitr", and "abatirr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "abrir", "añadir", "avatar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is abatir, spelled A-B-A-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que algo caiga a tierra y quede destruido.
  2. 2
    Llevar algo hacia abajo, hacer descender o quedar yaciendo (en posición horizontal).
  3. 3
    Hacer bajar el ánimo, el entusiasmo o la energía de alguien.
  4. 4
    Desmontar o desarmar algo, especialmente una tienda de campaña, un camarote, etc.
  5. 5
    En cierto juegos de naipes, poner un jugador sus cartas sobre la mesa en forma de abanico, indicando que ha obtenido una jugada que no puede ser vencida.
  6. 6
    Hacer que un plano gire hasta quedar superpuesto a otro.
  7. 7
    Matar a un delincuente en un enfrentamiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abatir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Había demasiado viento, y debieron abatir las velas del barco.
  2. En esa batalla, los bárbaros abatieron la ciudad de Roma.

Synonyms

derribarderrocardesmoronar

This word in other languages

demolish(English)abattre(Français)abater(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabtir
  • abaitr
  • abatirr
  • abatri
  • abattir
  • abbatir
  • abtair
  • avatir
  • baatir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abatir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aabtir2abaitr2abatirr1abatri2abattir1abbatir1abtair2avatir1
Edit distance from "abatir"

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 "abatir"?
"abatir" is spelled A-B-A-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ].
What does "abatir" mean?
As a verb, "abatir" means: Hacer que algo caiga a tierra y quede destruido.
What words are commonly confused with "abatir"?
"abatir" is commonly confused with "abrir", "añadir", "avatar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abatir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abatir" is [aβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abatir" come from?
"abatir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alista#43,963venite#43,927vasito#43,924tuiteó#43,905

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Zuluaga9 variantsAnguita9 variantsanotada9 variantsapelado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list