aba

/ˈa.bɐ/

//ˈa.bɐ// noun

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The verdict

“aba” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,719) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,719
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte saliente da beira das vestimentas, ou outros materiais de pano, para uso das pessoas, tais como vestido, paletó, toldo etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-aba · aba · Portuguese

aba · rank #15,719 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,719
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH adormecer

Nearest frequency peer: adormecer (+6 rank slots)

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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “aba”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “aba” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aba vs As
0% similar
aba vs ao
33% similar
aba vs ar
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aba
PropertyValue
Headwordaba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.bɐ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#15,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “aba”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).abacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “adormecer” (#15,725), “alheio” (#15,729), “amarelos” (#15,730). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aba” fica em #15,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for aba is neighbouring look-alikes ("As", "ao", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈa.bɐ/. Frequency #15,719 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 15 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aba, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ao", "ar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is aba, spelled A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte saliente da beira das vestimentas, ou outros materiais de pano, para uso das pessoas, tais como vestido, paletó, toldo etc
  2. 2
    borda de um chapéu
  3. 3
    margem, beira, costa que limita um mar, rio ou lago
  4. 4
    extremidade ou parte saliente em obras de carpintaria, alvenaria, serralheria etc; em geral, trata-se de prolongamento de tampo de móveis (mesas etc), geralmente que se pode dobrar, e ligado ao móvel por dobras pequenas
  5. 5
    qualquer prolongamento de telhado além da prumada das paredes
  6. 6
    elemento gráfico que representa um conjunto de dados cuja exibição está vinculada a uma área adjacente
  7. 7
    parte saliente de uma embalagem (caixa etc)
  8. 8
    parte saliente de um envelope
  9. 9
    duas partes salientes de uma fralda
  10. 10
    duas partes salientes de um absorvente feminino
  11. 11
    extremidade de capa e/ou sobrecapa de um livro, dobrada para dentro, em geral com texto impresso; serve para separar o texto em leitura
  12. 12
    beiras de um gargalo
  13. 13
    parte saliente de uma ficha de arquivo, para identificar o seu conteúdo
  14. 14
    parte saliente de uma pasta suspensa, para identificar o seu conteúdo
  15. 15
    parte inferior de uma montanha

Synonyms

bordarebordobeirabordaorlabeiradabeiradobeiralguiaseparadororelha

This word in other languages

flap(English)falda(Español)pan(Français)Hutkrempe(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aba"?
"aba" is spelled A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.bɐ/.
What does "aba" mean?
As a noun, "aba" means: parte saliente da beira das vestimentas, ou outros materiais de pano, para uso das pessoas, tais como vestido, paletó, toldo etc
What words are commonly confused with "aba"?
"aba" is commonly confused with "As", "ao", "ar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aba" is /ˈa.bɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aba" come from?
"aba" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rom#15,673Luc#15,850blu#15,516aka#15,975

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list