abrace

/[aˈβ̞ɾase]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,372

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

abrace is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de abrazar o de abrazarse. Pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾase]. Often confused with abre and arce.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abrace in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abrace is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞ɾase]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,372 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for abrace, with forms such as "abarce", "abbrace", and "abracce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "abre", "arce", "árabe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is abrace, spelled A-B-R-A-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abrace

Misspelling Variants of "abrace"

abarce6abbrace7abracce7abraec6abrase6abrcae6abrrace7arbace6
Misspelling Variants of "abrace"

Frequency rank: #49,372 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.