ahora bien
[aˈoɾa ˈβ̞jẽn]
The verdict
“ahora bien” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma de introducir otro tema en la conversación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ahora-bien · ahora bien · Spanish
ahora bien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ahora bien |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [aˈoɾa ˈβ̞jẽn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ahora bien” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ahora bien is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [aˈoɾa ˈβ̞jẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ahora bien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ahora bien, spelled A-H-O-R-A- -B-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Forma de introducir otro tema en la conversación.
- 2Supuesto o sentado lo dicho.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ahora bien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ahora bien, ¿qué se pretende lograr con esa diligencia?
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.