abrazar

[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]

/[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“abrazar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,043
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rodear una cosa o a alguien con los brazos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrazar · abrazar · Spanish

abrazar · rank #14,043 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,043
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH accedió

Nearest frequency peer: accedió (+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 “abrazar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abrazar” 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).

abrazar vs abrazo
71% similar
abrazar vs abrazos
71% similar
abrazar vs atrapar
71% similar

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

Key facts for abrazar
PropertyValue
Headwordabrazar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,043
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abrazar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).abrazarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “accedió” (#14,044), “árbitros” (#14,041), “actrices” (#14,045). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abrazar” va en #14,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abrazar (IPA [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,043 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abrazar, with forms such as "abarzar", "abbrazar", and "abraazr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "abrazo", "abrazos", "atrapar", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abrazar, spelled A-B-R-A-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rodear una cosa o a alguien con los brazos.
  2. 2
    Encerrar algo entre ciertos límites.
  3. 3
    En forma literaria, rodear o ceñir.
  4. 4
    Adherirse a una ideología o a una religión.

This word in other languages

hug(English)embrasser(Français)umarmen(Deutsch)abraçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarzar
  • abbrazar
  • abraazr
  • abrazarr
  • abrazra
  • abrazzar
  • abrrazar
  • abrzaar
  • arbazar
  • avrazar
  • barazar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abrazar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abarzar2abbrazar1abraazr2abrazarr1abrazra2abrazzar1abrrazar1abrzaar2
Edit distance from "abrazar"

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 "abrazar"?
"abrazar" is spelled A-B-R-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ].
What does "abrazar" mean?
As a verb, "abrazar" means: Rodear una cosa o a alguien con los brazos.
What words are commonly confused with "abrazar"?
"abrazar" is commonly confused with "abrazo", "abrazos", "atrapar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abrazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrazar" is [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrazar" come from?
"abrazar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

accedió#14,044adictos#14,046adornos#14,047vinagre#14,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ajustado11 variantstrilogía11 variantsandaluza11 variantssugerido11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list