azabache
[asaˈβ̞at͡ʃe]
The verdict
“azabache” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,403 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,403
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variedad dura, negra y brillante del carbón vegetal llamado normalmente lignito, de textura compacta y pulimentable, apreciado para la talla. Úsase para hacer botones, dijes y otras obras de adorno.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azabache |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asaˈβ̞at͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “azabache” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for azabache is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asaˈβ̞at͡ʃe]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,403 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for azabache in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is azabache, spelled A-Z-A-B-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Variedad dura, negra y brillante del carbón vegetal llamado normalmente lignito, de textura compacta y pulimentable, apreciado para la talla. Úsase para hacer botones, dijes y otras obras de adorno.
- 2Pájaro de unos ocho centímetros de largo, con el lomo de color ceniciento obscuro, el vientre blanco y la cabeza y las alas negras.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “azabache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-Z-A-B-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [asaˈβ̞at͡ʃe] (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.