abrasión
Spanish, noun/abɾaˈsjon/
abrasión is spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-Ó-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,931st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrasión is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “abrasion (wearing away by friction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acto de rozar o frotar algo con la intención de eliminar su superficie”.
What does abrasión mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabrasion (wearing away by friction)
- 2
feminineabrasion (the effect of erosion of rock)
- 3
feminineabrasion (superficial wound caused by scraping)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acto de rozar o frotar algo con la intención de eliminar su superficie. 2. Cualquier daño o herida superficial producida por efecto del rozamiento, fricción o acción de un producto químico corrosivo en la piel o las mucosas. 3. Desgaste que se produce en la superficie de una roca a causa de la fricción de un agente erosivo, como la arena, el viento, las olas del mar o el hielo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abrasión
- abrasiones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrasión?
- /abɾaˈsjon/
- [a.β̞ɾaˈsjõn]
- /abraˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abrasión
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abrasión in Spanish?
abrasión appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).