abrir

[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]

/[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“abrir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,464
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible.

Corpus desk

Index ES-abrir · abrir · Spanish

abrir · rank #1,464 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,464
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abogado

Nearest frequency peer: abogado (-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 “abrir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abrir” 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).

abrir vs air
60% similar
abrir vs ari
60% similar
abrir vs abro
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “abrir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).abrircae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abogado” (#1,463), “acabo” (#1,465), “anda” (#1,466). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “abrir” va en #1,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around abrir (IPA [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,464 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for abrir, with forms such as "abbrir", "abirr", and "abrirr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is abrir, spelled A-B-R-I-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ¿Y a qué hora abre el museo?
  2. El primer club republicano se abrió en Alicante alrededor de noviembre de 1868, y esta tendencia política triunfó en las elecciones municipales de 1870.

This word in other languages

open(English)ouvrir(Français)öffnen(Deutsch)abrir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbrir
  • abirr
  • abrirr
  • abrri
  • abrrir
  • arbir
  • avrir
  • barir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbrir1abirr2abrirr1abrri2abrrir1arbir2avrir1barir2
Edit distance from "abrir"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acabo#1,465basta#1,468carga#1,469suena#1,458

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

usando8 variantsmenudo8 variantselegir8 variantsfigura8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list