abrir

/[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,464

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

abrir is aSpanishverb. It means: Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible. Pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. It ranks #1,464 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with air and ari.

Key facts for abrir
PropertyValue
Headwordabrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,464
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abrir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abrir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,464 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for abrir, with forms such as "abbrir", "abirr", and "abrirr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "air", "ari", "abro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is abrir, spelled A-B-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible.
  2. 2
    Hacer girar una puerta hasta separarla de su marco.
  3. 3
    Separar del marco la hoja o las hojas que tienen una puerta o una ventana, haciéndolas girar sobre sus herrajes.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbrir,abirr,abrirr,abrri,abrrir,arbir,avrir,barir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abrir

Misspelling Variants of "abrir"

abbrir6abirr5abrirr6abrri5abrrir6arbir5avrir5barir5
Misspelling Variants of "abrir"

Frequency rank: #1,464 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abrir"?
"abrir" is spelled A-B-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ].
What does "abrir" mean?
As a verb, "abrir" means: Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible.
What words are commonly confused with "abrir"?
"abrir" is commonly confused with "air", "ari", "abro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrir" is [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrir" come from?
"abrir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.