aborrecer

[aβ̞oreˈseɾ]

/[aβ̞oreˈseɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“aborrecer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,403 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,403
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Experimentar una profunda aversión por algo o alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aborrecer · aborrecer · Spanish

aborrecer · rank #85,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,403
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abortista

Nearest frequency peer: abortista (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aborrecer”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aborrecer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aborrecer
PropertyValue
Headwordaborrecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞oreˈseɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aborrecer” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aborrecercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “abortista” (#85,404), “absenta” (#85,407), “abulense” (#85,408). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aborrecer” va en #85,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aborrecer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,403 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞oreˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aborrecer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aborrecer, spelled A-B-O-R-R-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Experimentar una profunda aversión por algo o alguien.
  2. 2
    Perder el gusto por algo en específico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Y viendo sus hermanos que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, aborrecíanle, y no le podían hablar pacíficamente.
  2. San Martín aborrecía tanto la anarquía como el despotismo y creyó sinceramente, que la solución estaba en una monarquía constitucional (sin formato: Wikipedia, Primer Congreso Constituyente del Perú de 1822).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "aborrecer"?
"aborrecer" is spelled A-B-O-R-R-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞oreˈseɾ].
What does "aborrecer" mean?
As a verb, "aborrecer" means: Experimentar una profunda aversión por algo o alguien.
How do you pronounce "aborrecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aborrecer" is [aβ̞oreˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aborrecer" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list