abrecartas

[aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as]

/[aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“abrecartas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utensilio empleado para abrir sobres o separar las páginas de los libros sin dañarlas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrecartas · abrecartas · Spanish

abrecartas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abrecartas
PropertyValue
Headwordabrecartas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abrecartas” en español

abrecartasno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abrecartas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utensilio empleado para abrir sobres o separar las páginas de los libros sin dañarlas.".

abrecartas has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abrecartas, spelled A-B-R-E-C-A-R-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio empleado para abrir sobres o separar las páginas de los libros sin dañarlas.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abrecartas"?
"abrecartas" is spelled A-B-R-E-C-A-R-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as].
What does "abrecartas" mean?
As a noun, "abrecartas" means: Utensilio empleado para abrir sobres o separar las páginas de los libros sin dañarlas.
How do you pronounce "abrecartas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrecartas" is [aβ̞ɾeˈkaɾt̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrecartas" come from?
"abrecartas" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list