abrazarse

[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]

/[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“abrazarse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,025 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#56,025
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ceñirse con los brazos entre dos o más personas.

Key facts for abrazarse
PropertyValue
Headwordabrazarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abrazarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abrazarse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abrazarse is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,025 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ceñirse con los brazos entre dos o más personas.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for abrazarse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is abrazarse, spelled A-B-R-A-Z-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ceñirse con los brazos entre dos o más personas.

Synonyms

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 "abrazarse"?
"abrazarse" is spelled A-B-R-A-Z-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse].
What does "abrazarse" mean?
As a verb, "abrazarse" means: Ceñirse con los brazos entre dos o más personas.
How do you pronounce "abrazarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrazarse" is [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrazarse" come from?
"abrazarse" 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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Using “abrazarse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-B-R-A-Z-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list