abismal

/[aβ̞isˈmal]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,707

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

abismal is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne al abismo Pronounced [aβ̞isˈmal]. Often confused with animal and abismo.

Key facts for abismal
PropertyValue
Headwordabismal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aβ̞isˈmal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,707
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abismal is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞isˈmal]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,707 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 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for abismal, with forms such as "abbismal", "abimsal", and "abisaml". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "animal", "abismo", "Abascal", 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 abismal, spelled A-B-I-S-M-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al abismo
  2. 2
    De gran profundidad, imposible o muy difícil de alcanzar o comprender.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbismal,abimsal,abisaml,abismall,abismla,abismmal,abissmal,absimal,aibsmal,avismal,baismal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abismal

Misspelling Variants of "abismal"

abbismal8abimsal7abisaml7abismall8abismla7abismmal8abissmal8absimal7
Misspelling Variants of "abismal"

Frequency rank: #41,707 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abismal"?
"abismal" is spelled A-B-I-S-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞isˈmal].
What does "abismal" mean?
As an adj, "abismal" means: Que pertenece o concierne al abismo
What words are commonly confused with "abismal"?
"abismal" is commonly confused with "animal", "abismo", "Abascal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abismal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abismal" is [aβ̞isˈmal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abismal" come from?
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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.