absorber

/[aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,993

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

absorber is aSpanishverb. It means: Referido a un cuerpo o sustancia sólida, atraer y retener entre sus moléculas las de otro en estado líquido o gaseoso; dejarse penetrar. Pronounced [aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ]. Often confused with absorbe and absorben.

Key facts for absorber
PropertyValue
Headwordabsorber
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,993
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for absorber is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,993 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for absorber, with forms such as "abbsorber", "abosrber", and "absobrer". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "absorbe", "absorben", 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 absorber, spelled A-B-S-O-R-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a un cuerpo o sustancia sólida, atraer y retener entre sus moléculas las de otro en estado líquido o gaseoso; dejarse penetrar.
  2. 2
    Recibir o aspirar los tejidos orgánicos materias externas que, ya disueltas, ya aeriformes, contribuyen a la nutrición y a la vitalidad o son causa de enfermedades.
  3. 3
    Consumir enteramente.
  4. 4
    Atraer a sí, cautivar.
  5. 5
    Referido a una corporación económica, política, etc., incorporar a otra, incluirla dentro de sí.
  6. 6
    Referido a un cuerpo, disminuir la intensidad de las ondas que lo atraviesan, o extinguirlas.
  7. 7
    Sorber.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbsorber,abosrber,absobrer,absorbber,absorberr,absorbre,absorebr,absorrber,absrober,abssorber,asborber,avsorver,basorber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for absorber

Misspelling Variants of "absorber"

abbsorber9abosrber8absobrer8absorbber9absorberr9absorbre8absorebr8absorrber9
Misspelling Variants of "absorber"

Frequency rank: #14,993 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "absorber"?
"absorber" is spelled A-B-S-O-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "absorber" mean?
As a verb, "absorber" means: Referido a un cuerpo o sustancia sólida, atraer y retener entre sus moléculas las de otro en estado líquido o gaseoso; dejarse penetrar.
What words are commonly confused with "absorber"?
"absorber" is commonly confused with "absorbe", "absorben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absorber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absorber" is [aβ̞soɾˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absorber" come from?
"absorber" 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.