abocado

[aβ̞oˈkað̞o]

/[aβ̞oˈkað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“abocado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,038 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,038
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese del vino en que predomina el sabor algo azucarado, por habérsele añadido otro vino dulce o arrope de mosto. Al gusto destaca por su suavidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abocado · abocado · Spanish

abocado · rank #50,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,038
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abismos

Nearest frequency peer: abismos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “abocado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “abocado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abocado
PropertyValue
Headwordabocado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aβ̞oˈkað̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abocado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abocadocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “abismos” (#50,037), “abogadas” (#50,039), “abramos” (#50,040). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abocado” va en #50,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abocado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,038 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aβ̞oˈkað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abocado, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is abocado, spelled A-B-O-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese del vino en que predomina el sabor algo azucarado, por habérsele añadido otro vino dulce o arrope de mosto. Al gusto destaca por su suavidad.
  2. 2
    Expuesto a cualquier adversidad o accidente.

This word in other languages

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 "abocado"?
"abocado" is spelled A-B-O-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞oˈkað̞o].
What does "abocado" mean?
As an adjective, "abocado" means: Dícese del vino en que predomina el sabor algo azucarado, por habérsele añadido otro vino dulce o arrope de mosto. Al gusto destaca por su suavidad.
How do you pronounce "abocado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abocado" is [aβ̞oˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abocado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list