abra
[ˈaβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“abra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,943 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,943
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella.
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 | abra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #7,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for abra is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaβ̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,943 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 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
- 1Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella.
- 2Zona apta para el cruce de una cordillera entre las montañas.
- 3Espacio de terreno desprovisto de árboles en medio de un bosque o selva.
- 4Espacio de terreno en el monte que está desprovisto de maleza y permite transitar por él.
- 5Hendidura que los sismos han provocado en el suelo.
- 6Parte de una puerta o ventana, que se cierra y abre, cubriendo o destapando el espacio correspondiente.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “abra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaβ̞ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ana” - see the side-by-side comparison. abra vs Ana
- 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.