abra

[ˈaβ̞ɾa]

/[ˈaβ̞ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“abra” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,943) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,943
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abra · abra · Spanish

abra · rank #7,943 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,943
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH íbamos

Nearest frequency peer: íbamos (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “abra”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “abra” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

abra vs Ana
25% similar
abra vs art
50% similar
abra vs ama
50% similar

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

Key facts for abra
PropertyValue
Headwordabra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaβ̞ɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,943
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “abra”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).abracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “íbamos” (#7,942), “abriendo” (#7,944), “activistas” (#7,945). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abra” va en #7,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for abra is neighbouring look-alikes ("Ana", "art", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾa]. Frequency #7,943 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for abra, with forms such as "abar", "abbra", and "arba". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ana", "art", "ama", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is abra, spelled A-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella.
  2. 2
    Zona apta para el cruce de una cordillera entre las montañas.
  3. 3
    Espacio de terreno desprovisto de árboles en medio de un bosque o selva.
  4. 4
    Espacio de terreno en el monte que está desprovisto de maleza y permite transitar por él.
  5. 5
    Hendidura que los sismos han provocado en el suelo.
  6. 6
    Parte de una puerta o ventana, que se cierra y abre, cubriendo o destapando el espacio correspondiente.

Synonyms

ensenadapasopuertocalveroclarotrochafallagrietahoja

This word in other languages

Pass(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abar
  • abbra
  • arba
  • avra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abar2abbra1arba2avra1
Edit distance from "abra"

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 "abra"?
"abra" is spelled A-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaβ̞ɾa].
What does "abra" mean?
As a noun, "abra" means: Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "abra"?
"abra" is commonly confused with "Ana", "art", "ama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abra" is [ˈaβ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abra" come from?
"abra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vais#7,934clan#7,967Peru#7,897pato#7,894

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list