abandonar

/ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/

//ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“abandonar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,871
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deixar ao abandono

Corpus desk

Index PT-abandonar · abandonar · Portuguese

abandonar · rank #3,871 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,871
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abrigo

Nearest frequency peer: abrigo (+2 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 “abandonar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abandonar” 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).

abandonar vs abandona
89% similar

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

Key facts for abandonar
PropertyValue
Headwordabandonar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,871
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “abandonar”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “abrigo” (#3,873), “Síria” (#3,865), “repetir” (#3,862). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abandonar” fica em #3,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abandonar (IPA /ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,871 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abandonar, with forms such as "aabndonar", "abadnonar", and "abanddonar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abandona", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is abandonar, spelled A-B-A-N-D-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deixar ao abandono
  2. 2
    renunciar, largar, abrir mão, desistir
  3. 3
    sair de algum lugar
  4. 4
    não continuar uma atividade

Synonyms

cederdeixardesamparardescuidar

This word in other languages

leave(English)abandonar(Español)abandonner(Français)abandonnieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabndonar
  • abadnonar
  • abanddonar
  • abandnoar
  • abandoanr
  • abandonarr
  • abandonnar
  • abandonra
  • abanndonar
  • abanodnar
  • abbandonar
  • abnadonar
  • baandonar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abandonar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aabndonar2abadnonar2abanddonar1abandnoar2abandoanr2abandonarr1abandonnar1abandonra2
Edit distance from "abandonar"

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 "abandonar"?
"abandonar" is spelled A-B-A-N-D-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "abandonar" mean?
As a verb, "abandonar" means: deixar ao abandono
What words are commonly confused with "abandonar"?
"abandonar" is commonly confused with "abandona". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abandonar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abandonar" is /ɐ.bɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abandonar" come from?
"abandonar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comemorar#3,889igualdade#3,909intervalo#3,912assegurar#3,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

reprodução13 variantspreparação13 variantsincidente13 variantsagradável13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list