abogado
[aβ̞oˈɣ̞að̞o]
The verdict
“abogado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,463 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,463
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Experto en derecho, acreditado con título universitario, que presta asistencia técnica jurídica aconsejando o defendiendo a alguna de las partes en un juicio.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abogado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aβ̞oˈɣ̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abogado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abogado is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞oˈɣ̞að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,463 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abogado, with forms such as "abbogado", "abgoado", and "aboagdo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "abordo", "abogan", "abogar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is abogado, spelled A-B-O-G-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Experto en derecho, acreditado con título universitario, que presta asistencia técnica jurídica aconsejando o defendiendo a alguna de las partes en un juicio.
- 2Persona de la iglesia con derecho canónico que en los juicios o procesos de canonización o beatificación de la Iglesia católica pone dudas y objeciones contra la defensa. También es llamada promotor de la fe.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbogado,abgoado,aboagdo,abogaddo,abogaod,abogdao,aboggado,aobgado,avogado,baogado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abogado - 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.
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.
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Using “abogado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-O-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aβ̞oˈɣ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abordo” - see the side-by-side comparison. abogado vs abordo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.