abrazarse

[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]

/[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“abrazarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,025 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,025
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ceñirse con los brazos entre dos o más personas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrazarse · abrazarse · Spanish

abrazarse · rank #56,025 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,025
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abocados

Nearest frequency peer: abocados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “abrazarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “abrazarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abrazarse
PropertyValue
Headwordabrazarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abrazarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).abrazarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “abocados” (#56,024), “abrigada” (#56,026), “abastecimientos” (#56,023). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abrazarse” va en #56,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abrazarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,025 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list