abuso de poder
[aˈβ̞uso ð̞e poˈð̞eɾ]
The verdict
“abuso de poder” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extralimitación en el uso de las facultades de la administración, de un órgano estatal cualquiera, o de sus funcionarios.
Corpus desk
Index ES-abuso-de-poder · abuso de poder · Spanish
abuso de poder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | abuso de poder |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aˈβ̞uso ð̞e poˈð̞eɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abuso de poder” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abuso de poder is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aˈβ̞uso ð̞e poˈð̞eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abuso de poder has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is abuso de poder, spelled A-B-U-S-O- -D-E- -P-O-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Extralimitación en el uso de las facultades de la administración, de un órgano estatal cualquiera, o de sus funcionarios.
- 2En general, cualquier uso de la fuerza o de facultades discrecionales, más allá de lo que es razonable.
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