abordar

[aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]

/[aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“abordar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,853
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abordar · abordar · Spanish

abordar · rank #6,853 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,853
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abiertamente

Nearest frequency peer: abiertamente (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “abordar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

abordar vs adorar
71% similar
abordar vs abordo
71% similar
abordar vs aportar
71% similar

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

Key facts for abordar
PropertyValue
Headwordabordar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,853
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abordar”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abiertamente” (#6,852), “ac” (#6,854), “accesible” (#6,855). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abordar” va en #6,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abordar (IPA [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,853 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero.
  2. 2
    En especial, abordar₁ con la intención de tomar por la fuerza.
  3. 3
    Entrar a una embarcación o, por extensión, a otro medio de transporte.
  4. 4
    Aproximarse a una persona o institución para hacer una pregunta, iniciar un diálogo o tratar un asunto.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, exponer y debatir un asunto.
  6. 6
    Iniciar una tarea difícil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abordar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hecha señal á la Triunfo, envió esta su jente armada, y unida á la de la Resolución bajo las órdenes del teniente de navío don Evaristo Casariego, abordaron el muelle, y sin resistencia de ninguna clase llegaron á la plaza.
  2. En esa época floreció más aún el contrabando entre españoles residentes en Nicaragua y Costa Rica con piratas y comerciantes Ingleses, Holandeses y Franceses, además desde el Realejo salían barcazas a abordar el Galeón que venía de Manila.

Synonyms

trataracometer

This word in other languages

entern(Deutsch)abordar(Português)

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.

abbordar1abodrar2aboradr2abordarr1aborddar1abordra2aborrdar1abrodar2
Edit distance from "abordar"

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 "abordar"?
"abordar" is spelled A-B-O-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "abordar" mean?
As a verb, "abordar" means: Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero.
What words are commonly confused with "abordar"?
"abordar" is commonly confused with "adorar", "abordo", "aportar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abordar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abordar" is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abordar" come from?
"abordar" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allende#6,862valorar#6,842Austria#6,870tomarse#6,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

adoptado11 variantstemática11 variantsayudante11 variantssientas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list