abejón
[aβ̞eˈxõn]
The verdict
“abejón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Macho de la abeja maestra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-abejon · abejón · Spanish
abejón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | abejón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aβ̞eˈxõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “abejón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
abejón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞eˈxõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abejón, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 abejón, spelled A-B-E-J-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Macho de la abeja maestra.
- 2Insecto himenóptero de dos a tres centímetros de largo, negro, cubierto de vello por encima, armado de un fuerte aguijón, y tiene un zumbido mucho más fuerte que el de la abeja.
- 3Juego entre tres sujetos, uno de los cuales, puesto en medio con las manos juntas delante de la boca, hace un ruido semejante al del abejón₂ para entretener así a los otros dos, procurando darles bofetadas y evitar las de ellos.
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.