abonar

Name: abonar, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[aβ̞oˈnaɾ]

/[aβ̞oˈnaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“abonar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,207
frequency rank, Spanish: 7,704
“A” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proveer de nutrientes a un vegetal mediante fertilizantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abonar · abonar · Spanish

abonar · rank #21,207 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,207
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-DENSE 7,704
PHOTO-FINISH abadía

Nearest frequency peer: abadía (-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.

átomo

78,798
abadía

78,795
abonar

78,794
acumulan

78,793
admirado

78,792
aguantando

78,790

What this shows “abonar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abonar vs Aznar

50% similar

abonar vs abono

67% similar

abonar vs aunar

67% similar

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

Key facts for abonar
Property	Value
Headword	abonar
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[aβ̞oˈnaɾ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#21,207
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abonar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).abonarcae aquí:

#21,207

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abadía” (#21,206), “acumulan” (#21,208), “admirado” (#21,209). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abonar” va en #21,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around abonar (IPA [aβ̞oˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,207 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abonar, with forms such as "abbonar", "abnoar", and "aboanr". 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, "Aznar", "abono", "aunar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is abonar, spelled A-B-O-N-A-R.

Definition

1
Proveer de nutrientes a un vegetal mediante fertilizantes.
2
Acreditar una suma de dinero a cuenta de alguien, sea aportándole fondos o reduciendo un saldo acreedor.
3
Dar crédito o calificarlo de bueno.
4
Mejorar alguna cosa.
5
Satisfacer una cantidad de dinero, pagar.
6
Inscribir a alguien en alguna cosa o asociación, pagando lo que se pide por ello, para disfrutar de su servicio o diversión durante una temporada.
7
Hacer una anotación en el haber de una cuenta.

This word in other languages

fertilize(English)fertiliser(Français)abonar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abbonar
abnoar
aboanr
abonarr
abonnar
abonra
aobnar
avonar
baonar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abonar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "abonar"

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 "abonar"?

"abonar" is spelled A-B-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞oˈnaɾ].

What does "abonar" mean?

As a verb, "abonar" means: Proveer de nutrientes a un vegetal mediante fertilizantes.

What words are commonly confused with "abonar"?

"abonar" is commonly confused with "Aznar", "abono", "aunar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "abonar"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abonar" is [aβ̞oˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "abonar" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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