abrevar

[aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ]

/[aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proporcionar agua o algún otro líquido para beber.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrevar · abrevar · Spanish

abrevar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 abrevar
PropertyValue
Headwordabrevar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “abrevar” en español

abrevarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abrevar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abrevar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 abrevar, spelled A-B-R-E-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proporcionar agua o algún otro líquido para beber.
  2. 2
    Remojar las pieles para su curtido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abrevar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. me puse a buscar un terreno donde creciese hierba para que paciesen [las cabras], agua para abrevarlas y sombra para resguardarlas del sol.

Synonyms

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 "abrevar"?
"abrevar" is spelled A-B-R-E-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "abrevar" mean?
As a verb, "abrevar" means: Proporcionar agua o algún otro líquido para beber.
How do you pronounce "abrevar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrevar" is [aβ̞ɾeˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrevar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list