adobó

[að̞oˈβ̞o]

/[að̞oˈβ̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“adobó” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adobar.

Key facts for adobó
PropertyValue
Headwordadobó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞oˈβ̞o]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adobó” sits in Spanish frequency

adobó falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adobó is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞oˈβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adobar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for adobó in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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. The correct Spanish form is adobó, spelled A-D-O-B-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adobar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adobó"?
"adobó" is spelled A-D-O-B-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞oˈβ̞o].
What does "adobó" mean?
As a verb, "adobó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adobar.
How do you pronounce "adobó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adobó" is [að̞oˈβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adobó" come from?
"adobó" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “adobó”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-B-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞oˈβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list