abismo

[aˈβ̞ismo]

/[aˈβ̞ismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“abismo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,438
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquier profundidad grande, imponente y peligrosa, como la de los mares, la de un tajo, la de una sima, etcétera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abismo · abismo · Spanish

abismo · rank #10,438 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,438
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acompañados

Nearest frequency peer: acompañados (+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 “abismo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abismo” 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).

abismo vs ánimo
50% similar
abismo vs aviso
67% similar
abismo vs abuso
67% similar

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

Key facts for abismo
PropertyValue
Headwordabismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞ismo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,438
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abismo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abismocae 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 “acompañados” (#10,439), “Wayne” (#10,436), “adicionalmente” (#10,440). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abismo” va en #10,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around abismo (IPA [aˈβ̞ismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,438 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abismo, with forms such as "abbismo", "abimso", and "abismmo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ánimo", "aviso", "abuso", 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. The correct Spanish form is abismo, spelled A-B-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquier profundidad grande, imponente y peligrosa, como la de los mares, la de un tajo, la de una sima, etcétera.
  2. 2
    Infierno.
  3. 3
    Figurativamente cosa inmensa, insondable o incomprensible.
  4. 4
    Parte central de un escudo.
  5. 5
    Perdición moral.

This word in other languages

ravine(English)abîme(Français)Schlucht(Deutsch)abismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbismo
  • abimso
  • abismmo
  • abisom
  • abissmo
  • absimo
  • aibsmo
  • avismo
  • baismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbismo1abimso2abismmo1abisom2abissmo1absimo2aibsmo2avismo1
Edit distance from "abismo"

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 "abismo"?
"abismo" is spelled A-B-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ismo].
What does "abismo" mean?
As a noun, "abismo" means: Cualquier profundidad grande, imponente y peligrosa, como la de los mares, la de un tajo, la de una sima, etcétera.
What words are commonly confused with "abismo"?
"abismo" is commonly confused with "ánimo", "aviso", "abuso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abismo" is [aˈβ̞ismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abismo" come from?
"abismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

admiro#10,441viajan#10,434amamos#10,445anular#10,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

textil9 variantsbajada9 variantssaliera9 variantscantan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list