abano

/ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/

//ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“abano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,508 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,508
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de abanar

Corpus desk

Index PT-abano · abano · Portuguese

abano · rank #59,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,508
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abscesso

Nearest frequency peer: abscesso (+6 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 “abano”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abano
PropertyValue
Headwordabano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abano” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.abanocai 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: “abscesso” (#59,514), “acumulador” (#59,518), “aglutinação” (#59,521). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abano” fica em #59,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,508 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abano in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is abano, spelled A-B-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de abanar
  2. 2
    objeto plano usado para agitar o ar, provocando vento; leque, ventarola, abaneiro
  3. 3
    sacudidura
  4. 4
    na impressão de jornais, a peça que ao fim das rotativas separa os exemplares em quantidade determinada
  5. 5
    abaneiro; Clusia fluminensis, arbusto nativo do Brasil
  6. 6
    orelha, especialmente grande
  7. 7
    no Algarve, tipo de pesca em que a isca é substituída por uma nesga de tecido branco

Synonyms

abanaçãoabanadorabanamentoventarola

This word in other languages

fan(English)

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 "abano"?
"abano" is spelled A-B-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/.
What does "abano" mean?
As a noun, "abano" means: ato ou efeito de abanar
How do you pronounce "abano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abano" is /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abano" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

visco#59,480torga#59,448tasca#59,435serro#59,411

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list