abertura

/[aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,016

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

abertura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción y efecto de abrir o abrise. Pronounced [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]. Often confused with apertura and aventura.

Key facts for abertura
PropertyValue
Headwordabertura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,016
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abertura is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,016 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abertura, with forms such as "abbertura", "aberrtura", and "abertrua". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apertura", "aventura", "aberturas", 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 abertura, spelled A-B-E-R-T-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de abrir o abrise.
  2. 2
    Hendidura, agujero o grieta.
  3. 3
    Grieta formada en la tierra por la sequedad o los torrentes.
  4. 4
    Ensenada.
  5. 5
    Figurativamente. Sinceridad, lisura en el trato y conversación.
  6. 6
    Apertura.
  7. 7
    Diámetro útil de un anteojo, telescopio u objetivo.
  8. 8
    Separación entre los castillos de un barco.
  9. 9
    Ensanchamiento que los órganos articulatorios dejan al pasar el aire al producirse un sonido.
  10. 10
    Característica que el sonido recibe según sea la amplitud que los órganos articulatorios dejan al pasar el aire cuando es producido.
  11. 11
    Separación entre las líneas de un ángulo.
  12. 12
    Abertura de olas: Hueco existente entre dos olas.
  13. 13
    Abertura del rumbo: El ángulo que forma un barco a virar de rumbo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbertura,aberrtura,abertrua,aberttura,abertuar,aberturra,aberutra,abetrura,abretura,aebrtura,avertura,baertura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abertura

Misspelling Variants of "abertura"

abbertura9aberrtura9abertrua8aberttura9abertuar8aberturra9aberutra8abetrura8
Misspelling Variants of "abertura"

Frequency rank: #19,016 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abertura"?
"abertura" is spelled A-B-E-R-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa].
What does "abertura" mean?
As a noun, "abertura" means: Acción y efecto de abrir o abrise.
What words are commonly confused with "abertura"?
"abertura" is commonly confused with "apertura", "aventura", "aberturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abertura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abertura" is [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abertura" come from?
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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.