abanear

verb

The verdict

“abanear” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abanar no sentido de sacudir para um lado e outro, abalar

Corpus desk

Index PT-abanear · abanear · Portuguese

abanear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abanear
PropertyValue
Headwordabanear
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abanear” em português

abanearnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abanear is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abanar no sentido de sacudir para um lado e outro, abalar".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abanear, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is abanear, spelled A-B-A-N-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    abanar no sentido de sacudir para um lado e outro, abalar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "O vento abaneia as árvores"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abanear"?
"abanear" is spelled A-B-A-N-E-A-R.
What does "abanear" mean?
As a verb, "abanear" means: abanar no sentido de sacudir para um lado e outro, abalar
What language does "abanear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list