abaya
[aˈβ̞aʝa]
The verdict
“abaya” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Túnica negra con la que las mujeres musulmanas se tapan de cabeza a pies.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abaya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈβ̞aʝa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abaya” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abaya is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞aʝa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “abaya”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-A-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈβ̞aʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.