abdicar

[aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ]

/[aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“abdicar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,291
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renunciar al ejercicio de un derecho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abdicar · abdicar · Spanish

abdicar · rank #46,291 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,291
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abeto

Nearest frequency peer: abeto (+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 “abdicar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abdicar” 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).

abdicar vs aplicar
71% similar
abdicar vs abarcar
71% similar

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

Key facts for abdicar
PropertyValue
Headwordabdicar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,291
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abdicar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).abdicarcae 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 “abeto” (#46,292), “abortado” (#46,293), “abrigado” (#46,294). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abdicar” va en #46,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abdicar (IPA [aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,291 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abdicar, with forms such as "abbdicar", "abdciar", and "abddicar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aplicar", "abarcar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abdicar, spelled A-B-D-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renunciar al ejercicio de un derecho.
  2. 2
    En particular, abdicar₁ del derecho a un título soberano.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, abandonar una idea o principio largamente sostenido.
  4. 4
    Privar a alguno de un derecho o privilegio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. qualesquiere pena e calonias que por las constituciones presentes introduzidas son de las quales a nos o nuestro fisco todo o partida o al comun de la Ciudat o de alguna parroquia o capitol de herederos de algun termino en todo o en part acquirir se deuen a todas personas asi priuadas como jurados capitol e consello e encara concello como capitoles cuerpo…
  2. pues es comun sentir de los D. D. que siendo estraños herederos, teniendo parientes pobres el testador, y siendo rico el instituido debe abdicar la herencia.

This word in other languages

abdicate(English)abdiquer(Français)abtreten(Deutsch)abdicar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbdicar
  • abdciar
  • abddicar
  • abdiacr
  • abdicarr
  • abdiccar
  • abdicra
  • abidcar
  • adbicar
  • avdicar
  • badicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abdicar - 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.

abbdicar1abdciar2abddicar1abdiacr2abdicarr1abdiccar1abdicra2abidcar2
Edit distance from "abdicar"

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 "abdicar"?
"abdicar" is spelled A-B-D-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ].
What does "abdicar" mean?
As a verb, "abdicar" means: Renunciar al ejercicio de un derecho.
What words are commonly confused with "abdicar"?
"abdicar" is commonly confused with "aplicar", "abarcar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abdicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdicar" is [aβ̞ð̞iˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdicar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acudirá#46,299vencerá#46,268almíbar#46,320alubias#46,321

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

agitador11 variantsanguilas11 variantsAntonella11 variantsapoderan11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list