abada

/ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/

//ɐ.ˈba.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“abada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,466 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,466
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quantidade contida numa aba (de avental, saia etc.) segura pelas extremidades

Corpus desk

Index PT-abada · abada · Portuguese

abada · rank #83,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,466
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abjeto

Nearest frequency peer: abjeto (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “abada”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “abada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abada
PropertyValue
Headwordabada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abada” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “abjeto” (#83,467), “zilhão” (#83,454), “adulação” (#83,480). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abada” fica em #83,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,466 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abada, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is abada, spelled A-B-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    quantidade contida numa aba (de avental, saia etc.) segura pelas extremidades
  2. 2
    grande quantidade
  3. 3
    saliência lateral dos telhados

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "abada"?
"abada" is spelled A-B-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/.
What does "abada" mean?
As a noun, "abada" means: quantidade contida numa aba (de avental, saia etc.) segura pelas extremidades
How do you pronounce "abada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abada" is /ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abada" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list