ébano

/[ˈeβ̞ano]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,219

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ébano is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Diospyros ebenum) árbol de hasta 25 m. de altura, perteneciente a la familia de las ebenáceas, originario de India y de Sri Lanka, caracterizado por un tronco de madera muy maciza, pesada, lisa, b... Pronounced [ˈeβ̞ano]. Often confused with eran and enano.

Key facts for ébano
PropertyValue
Headwordébano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeβ̞ano]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,219
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ébano is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeβ̞ano]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,219 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ébano, with forms such as "béano", "éabno", and "ébanno". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "eran", "enano", "ebrio", 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 ébano, spelled É-B-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Diospyros ebenum) árbol de hasta 25 m. de altura, perteneciente a la familia de las ebenáceas, originario de India y de Sri Lanka, caracterizado por un tronco de madera muy maciza, pesada, lisa, blanquecina hacia la corteza y muy negra por el centro.
  2. 2
    Madera de dicho árbol.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: béano,éabno,ébanno,ébaon,ébbano,ébnao,évano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ébano

Misspelling Variants of "ébano"

béano5éabno5ébanno6ébaon5ébbano6ébnao5évano5
Misspelling Variants of "ébano"

Frequency rank: #42,219 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ébano"?
"ébano" is spelled É-B-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeβ̞ano].
What does "ébano" mean?
As a noun, "ébano" means: (Diospyros ebenum) árbol de hasta 25 m. de altura, perteneciente a la familia de las ebenáceas, originario de India y de Sri Lanka, caracterizado por un tronco de madera muy maciza, pesada, lisa, b...
What words are commonly confused with "ébano"?
"ébano" is commonly confused with "eran", "enano", "ebrio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ébano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ébano" is [ˈeβ̞ano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ébano" come from?
"ébano" 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.