abreviación

[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn]

/[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“abreviación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,296 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,296
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de abreviar.

Key facts for abreviación
PropertyValue
Headwordabreviación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abreviación” 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). abreviación lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

abreviación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,296 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

abreviación doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abreviación, spelled A-B-R-E-V-I-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de abreviar.
  2. 2
    Reducción de una cantidad compuesta a su mas simple expresión.
  3. 3
    Proceso y resultado de eliminar o suprimir ciertas letras o sílabas en una palabra, expresión o vocablo.
  4. 4
    Explicación o exposición breve del contenido básico de un tema antes presentado o de un texto, documento, libro, etc.

Synonyms

abreviamientocompendio

This word in other languages

abridgement(English)abrégement(Français)Abkürzung(Deutsch)

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 "abreviación"?
"abreviación" is spelled A-B-R-E-V-I-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn].
What does "abreviación" mean?
As a noun, "abreviación" means: Acción o efecto de abreviar.
How do you pronounce "abreviación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abreviación" is [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abreviación" come from?
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Using “abreviación”

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

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