abscisa
[aβ̞ˈsisa]
The verdict
“abscisa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valor, en un sistema de coordenadas cartesiano, de la coordenadas llamada x, que representa la distancia al eje de las ordenadas o eje perpendicular.
Corpus desk
Index ES-abscisa · abscisa · Spanish
abscisa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abscisa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aβ̞ˈsisa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “abscisa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
abscisa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞ˈsisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abscisa, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is abscisa, spelled A-B-S-C-I-S-A.
Definition
- 1Valor, en un sistema de coordenadas cartesiano, de la coordenadas llamada x, que representa la distancia al eje de las ordenadas o eje perpendicular.
- 2En el plano, recta que es perpendicular al eje de las ordenadas y con el que se interseca en el cero u origen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.