abominable
[aβ̞omiˈnaβ̞le]
The verdict
“abominable” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,465 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,465
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Digno de ser abominado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abominable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aβ̞omiˈnaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abominable” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abominable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞omiˈnaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,465 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 generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for abominable, with forms such as "abbominable", "abmoinable", and "aboimnable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is abominable, spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Digno de ser abominado.
- 2Malo en su género.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbominable,abmoinable,aboimnable,abomianble,abominabble,abominabel,abominablle,abominalbe,abominbale,abominnable,abomminable,abomniable,aobminable,avominavle,baominable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abominable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “abominable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aβ̞omiˈnaβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.