abolengo

[aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo]

/[aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo]/ noun

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The verdict

“abolengo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,067 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,067
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ascendencia de abuelos o antepasados.

Key facts for abolengo
PropertyValue
Headwordabolengo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abolengo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abolengo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abolengo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,067 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abolengo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is abolengo, spelled A-B-O-L-E-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ascendencia de abuelos o antepasados.
  2. 2
    Ascendencia distinguida.
  3. 3
    Lugar de origen; origen étnico o biológico, nacionalidad.
  4. 4
    Herencia o patrimonio procedente de los abuelos.

Synonyms

alcurniaestirpelinajealcurnia

This word in other languages

ancestry(English)ascendance(Français)Abstammung(Deutsch)avoengo(Português)

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 "abolengo"?
"abolengo" is spelled A-B-O-L-E-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo].
What does "abolengo" mean?
As a noun, "abolengo" means: Ascendencia de abuelos o antepasados.
How do you pronounce "abolengo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abolengo" is [aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abolengo" come from?
"abolengo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “abolengo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-O-L-E-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aβ̞oˈlẽŋgo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list