abrigo

[aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o]

/[aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“abrigo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,206
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de vestir que se pone encima de las demás y sirve para abrigar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrigo · abrigo · Spanish

abrigo · rank #8,206 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,206
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abundancia

Nearest frequency peer: abundancia (+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 “abrigo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abrigo” 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).

abrigo vs abro
67% similar
abrigo vs amigo
67% similar
abrigo vs abril
67% similar

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

Key facts for abrigo
PropertyValue
Headwordabrigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,206
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abrigo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abrigocae 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 “abundancia” (#8,207), “zapatillas” (#8,204), “acabamos” (#8,208). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abrigo” va en #8,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around abrigo (IPA [aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,206 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abrigo, with forms such as "abbrigo", "abirgo", and "abrgio". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "abro", "amigo", "abril", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is abrigo, spelled A-B-R-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir que se pone encima de las demás y sirve para abrigar.
  2. 2
    Cualquier cosa que defiende, resguarda o protege, especialmente del frío, pero también de la intemperie o los peligros.
  3. 3
    Lugar para refugiarse contra las inclemencias del tiempo, como por ejemplo de las ventiscas.
  4. 4
    Acción o efecto de abrigar o de abrigarse.
  5. 5
    Lugar de la costa que sirve a las naves para resguardarse de los vientos, las olas y las corrientes.
  6. 6
    Pequeño saliente en la roca, menor que una cueva. Cueva natural donde se supone que hubo asentamientos prehistóricos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ponte el abrigo que hace mucho frío.
  2. Los alpinistas buscaban un abrigo para protegerse de la ventisca.

Synonyms

abrigaderoabrigaño

Antonyms

desamparo

This word in other languages

refuge(English)abri(Français)Schutz(Deutsch)abrigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbrigo
  • abirgo
  • abrgio
  • abriggo
  • abriog
  • abrrigo
  • arbigo
  • avrigo
  • barigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abrigo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbrigo1abirgo2abrgio2abriggo1abriog2abrrigo1arbigo2avrigo1
Edit distance from "abrigo"

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 "abrigo"?
"abrigo" is spelled A-B-R-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o].
What does "abrigo" mean?
As a noun, "abrigo" means: Prenda de vestir que se pone encima de las demás y sirve para abrigar.
What words are commonly confused with "abrigo"?
"abrigo" is commonly confused with "abro", "amigo", "abril". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abrigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrigo" is [aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrigo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acercó#8,209votado#8,200vistos#8,199boleto#8,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

apuesto9 variantsatiende9 variantsClaudio9 variantspasillo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list