abaya
[aˈβ̞aʝa]
The verdict
“abaya” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Túnica negra con la que las mujeres musulmanas se tapan de cabeza a pies.
Corpus desk
Index ES-abaya · abaya · Spanish
abaya · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abaya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈβ̞aʝa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “abaya” en español
Rare enough to double-check
abaya is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈβ̞aʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Túnica negra con la que las mujeres musulmanas se tapan de cabeza a pies.".
No misspelling variants are generated for abaya in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is abaya, spelled A-B-A-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Túnica negra con la que las mujeres musulmanas se tapan de cabeza a pies.
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.