abreviatura

[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa]

/[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“abreviatura” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,894
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Representación acortada de un vocablo o frase que, por economía de espacio o comodidad, suprime algunas letras al final o en el centro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abreviatura · abreviatura · Spanish

abreviatura · rank #36,894 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,894
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abolida

Nearest frequency peer: abolida (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “abreviatura”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “abreviatura” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abreviatura vs abreviaturas
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abreviatura
PropertyValue
Headwordabreviatura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa]
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,894
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abreviatura”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).abreviaturacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abolida” (#36,893), “abusadores” (#36,895), “acogen” (#36,896). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abreviatura” va en #36,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around abreviatura (IPA [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,894 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for abreviatura, with forms such as "abbreviatura", "aberviatura", and "abrebiatura". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abreviaturas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is abreviatura, spelled A-B-R-E-V-I-A-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Representación acortada de un vocablo o frase que, por economía de espacio o comodidad, suprime algunas letras al final o en el centro.
  2. 2
    Palabra o frase representada gráficamente o por escrito como una abreviatura₁.
  3. 3
    Oficio u ocupación del abreviador (oficial que hace extractos de documentos en ciertas misiones diplomáticas).
  4. 4
    Explicación o exposición breve del contenido básico de un tema antes presentado o de un texto, documento, libro, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Muchos diccionarios emplean abreviaturas para ahorrar espacio, tales como "adv. m." (adverbio de modo), "n.p." (nombre propio) u "onomat." (onomatopeya).
  2. El vocablo "Méx." es una abreviatura que emplea el Diccionario de la Real Academia para indicar que la acepción es propia del español hablado en México.

Synonyms

abreviaduríaabreviacióncompendioresumensumario

This word in other languages

abbreviation(English)abréviation(Français)Abkürzung(Deutsch)abreviatura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbreviatura
  • aberviatura
  • abrebiatura
  • abreivatura
  • abrevaitura
  • abreviatrua
  • abreviattura
  • abreviatuar
  • abreviaturra
  • abreviautra
  • abrevitaura
  • abrevviatura
  • abrreviatura
  • abrveiatura
  • arbeviatura
  • avreviatura
  • bareviatura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abreviatura - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbreviatura1aberviatura2abrebiatura1abreivatura2abrevaitura2abreviatrua2abreviattura1abreviatuar2
Edit distance from "abreviatura"

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 "abreviatura"?
"abreviatura" is spelled A-B-R-E-V-I-A-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa].
What does "abreviatura" mean?
As a noun, "abreviatura" means: Representación acortada de un vocablo o frase que, por economía de espacio o comodidad, suprime algunas letras al final o en el centro.
What words are commonly confused with "abreviatura"?
"abreviatura" is commonly confused with "abreviaturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abreviatura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abreviatura" is [aβ̞ɾeβ̞jaˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abreviatura" come from?
"abreviatura" 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 "abreviatura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

barcelonés17 variantssubjuntivo17 variantsBratislava17 variantscrucifixión17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list