abacate

/a.ba.ˈka.tʃi/

//a.ba.ˈka.tʃi// noun

The verdict

“abacate” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,193
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o fruto comestível do abacateiro, árvore que pertence à família do loureiro (Persea americana / Persea drymifolia), árvore originária do México

Corpus desk

Index PT-abacate · abacate · Portuguese

abacate · rank #22,193 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,193
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ímpeto

Nearest frequency peer: ímpeto (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “abacate”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “abacate” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

abacate vs abate
71% similar
abacate vs abacaxi
71% similar

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

Key facts for abacate
PropertyValue
Headwordabacate
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ba.ˈka.tʃi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,193
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “abacate”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.abacatecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ímpeto” (#22,192), “wind” (#22,191), “acrônimo” (#22,196). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abacate” fica em #22,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around abacate (IPA /a.ba.ˈka.tʃi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,193 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o fruto comestível do abacateiro, árvore que pertence à família do loureiro (Persea americana / Persea drymifolia), árvore originária do México".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abacate, with forms such as "aabcate", "abaacte", and "abacaet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "abate", "abacaxi", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abacate, spelled A-B-A-C-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fruto comestível do abacateiro, árvore que pertence à família do loureiro (Persea americana / Persea drymifolia), árvore originária do México

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abacate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. São mudas de laranja, acerola, mexerica, carambola, abacate, jabuticaba, jaca, maracujá, pinha, goiaba, manga, tamarindo, cambuci e pinha

Synonyms

abacadopera-de-advogado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabcate
  • abaacte
  • abacaet
  • abacatte
  • abaccate
  • abactae
  • abbacate
  • abcaate
  • baacate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abacate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aabcate2abaacte2abacaet2abacatte1abaccate1abactae2abbacate1abcaate2
Edit distance from "abacate"

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 "abacate"?
"abacate" is spelled A-B-A-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ba.ˈka.tʃi/.
What does "abacate" mean?
As a noun, "abacate" means: o fruto comestível do abacateiro, árvore que pertence à família do loureiro (Persea americana / Persea drymifolia), árvore originária do México
What words are commonly confused with "abacate"?
"abacate" is commonly confused with "abate", "abacaxi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abacate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abacate" is /a.ba.ˈka.tʃi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abacate" come from?
"abacate" 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 "abacate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list