abro

/[ˈaβ̞ɾo]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,509

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

abro is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. Pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾo]. Often confused with ao and año.

Key facts for abro
PropertyValue
Headwordabro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaβ̞ɾo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,509
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abro is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaβ̞ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,509 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for abro, with forms such as "abbro", "abor", and "arbo". 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, "ao", "año", "amo", 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 abro, spelled A-B-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbro,abor,arbo,avro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abro

Misspelling Variants of "abro"

abbro5abor4arbo4avro4
Misspelling Variants of "abro"

Frequency rank: #12,509 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abro"?
"abro" is spelled A-B-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaβ̞ɾo].
What does "abro" mean?
As a verb, "abro" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse.
What words are commonly confused with "abro"?
"abro" is commonly confused with "ao", "año", "amo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abro" is [ˈaβ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abro" come from?
"abro" 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.