abrace

[aˈβ̞ɾase]

/[aˈβ̞ɾase]/ verb

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The verdict

“abrace” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,372
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de abrazar o de abrazarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrace · abrace · Spanish

abrace · rank #49,372 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablación

Nearest frequency peer: ablación (-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 “abrace”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abrace” 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).

abrace vs abre
67% similar
abrace vs arce
67% similar
abrace vs árabe
50% similar

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

Key facts for abrace
PropertyValue
Headwordabrace
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞ɾase]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,372
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abrace”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abracecae 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 “ablación” (#49,371), “abrasador” (#49,373), “abrazaron” (#49,374). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abrace” va en #49,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abrace (IPA [aˈβ̞ɾase]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,372 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abrace, with forms such as "abarce", "abbrace", and "abracce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "abre", "arce", "árabe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is abrace, spelled A-B-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de abrazar o de abrazarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de abrazar o de abrazarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de abrazar o del imperativo negativo de abrazarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarce
  • abbrace
  • abracce
  • abraec
  • abrase
  • abrcae
  • abrrace
  • arbace
  • avrace
  • barace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abrace - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abarce2abbrace1abracce1abraec2abrase1abrcae2abrrace1arbace2
Edit distance from "abrace"

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 "abrace"?
"abrace" is spelled A-B-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ɾase].
What does "abrace" mean?
As a verb, "abrace" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de abrazar o de abrazarse.
What words are commonly confused with "abrace"?
"abrace" is commonly confused with "abre", "arce", "árabe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abrace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrace" is [aˈβ̞ɾase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrace" come from?
"abrace" 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 "abrace", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adalid#49,382aflora#49,390agobio#49,391venías#49,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

aclaren10 variantsadapten10 variantsAdelaide10 variantsXiménez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list