abusar

/[aβ̞uˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,264

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

abusar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer uso inapropiado, excesivo o injusto de algo. Pronounced [aβ̞uˈsaɾ]. Often confused with asar and abuso.

Key facts for abusar
PropertyValue
Headwordabusar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞uˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,264
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for abusar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞uˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,264 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for abusar, with forms such as "abbusar", "absuar", and "abuasr". 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, "asar", "abuso", "acusa", 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 abusar, spelled A-B-U-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer uso inapropiado, excesivo o injusto de algo.
  2. 2
    Hacer objeto de trato deshonesto a una persona de menor experiencia, fuerza o poder.
  3. 3
    Transgredir los límites del respeto y la ética.
  4. 4
    Obligar a una persona a copular a la fuerza o en contra de su voluntad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbusar,absuar,abuasr,abusarr,abusra,abussar,aubsar,avusar,bausar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abusar

Misspelling Variants of "abusar"

abbusar7absuar6abuasr6abusarr7abusra6abussar7aubsar6avusar6
Misspelling Variants of "abusar"

Frequency rank: #14,264 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abusar"?
"abusar" is spelled A-B-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞uˈsaɾ].
What does "abusar" mean?
As a verb, "abusar" means: Hacer uso inapropiado, excesivo o injusto de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "abusar"?
"abusar" is commonly confused with "asar", "abuso", "acusa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abusar" is [aβ̞uˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abusar" come from?
"abusar" 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.