abada

/ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/

//ɐ.ˈba.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“abada” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #83,466 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,466
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - quantidade contida numa aba (de avental, saia etc.) segura pelas extremidades

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)

Where “abada” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abada lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abada is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #83,466 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “abada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈba.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list