abeja

/[aˈβ̞exa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,019

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

abeja is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Apis spp.) Insecto himenóptero volador, de color pardo oscuro, y que según las especies puede vivir en solitario o formando grandes colonias. Poseen un aguijón capaz de producir una picadura muy d... Pronounced [aˈβ̞exa]. Often confused with aja and abra.

Key facts for abeja
PropertyValue
Headwordabeja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞exa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,019
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abeja is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞exa]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,019 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for abeja, with forms such as "abbeja", "abeaj", and "abejja". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aja", "abra", "area", 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 abeja, spelled A-B-E-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Apis spp.) Insecto himenóptero volador, de color pardo oscuro, y que según las especies puede vivir en solitario o formando grandes colonias. Poseen un aguijón capaz de producir una picadura muy dolorosa. Se alimentan del polen y del néctar de las flores, contribuyendo eficazmente a su polinización. Las especies sociales pueden llegar a producir grandes cantidades de miel, polen y cera, por lo que han sido utilizadas por el hombre para su beneficio desde tiempos muy remotos.
  2. 2
    Persona laboriosa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbeja,abeaj,abejja,abjea,aebja,aveja,baeja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abeja

Misspelling Variants of "abeja"

abbeja6abeaj5abejja6abjea5aebja5aveja5baeja5
Misspelling Variants of "abeja"

Frequency rank: #17,019 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abeja"?
"abeja" is spelled A-B-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞exa].
What does "abeja" mean?
As a noun, "abeja" means: (Apis spp.) Insecto himenóptero volador, de color pardo oscuro, y que según las especies puede vivir en solitario o formando grandes colonias. Poseen un aguijón capaz de producir una picadura muy d...
What words are commonly confused with "abeja"?
"abeja" is commonly confused with "aja", "abra", "area". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abeja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abeja" is [aˈβ̞exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abeja" come from?
"abeja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.