abordar
[aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“abordar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,853 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,853
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero.
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 | abordar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,853 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abordar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abordar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,853 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abordar, with forms such as "abbordar", "abodrar", and "aboradr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "adorar", "abordo", "aportar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is abordar, spelled A-B-O-R-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero.
- 2En especial, abordar₁ con la intención de tomar por la fuerza.
- 3Entrar a una embarcación o, por extensión, a otro medio de transporte.
- 4Aproximarse a una persona o institución para hacer una pregunta, iniciar un diálogo o tratar un asunto.
- 5Por extensión, exponer y debatir un asunto.
- 6Iniciar una tarea difícil.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbordar,abodrar,aboradr,abordarr,aborddar,abordra,aborrdar,abrodar,aobrdar,avordar,baordar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abordar - 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 “abordar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-O-R-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “adorar” - see the side-by-side comparison. abordar vs adorar
- 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.