abano
/ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/
The verdict
“abano” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #59,508 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,508
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de abanar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abano” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for abano is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,508 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1ato ou efeito de abanar
- 2objeto plano usado para agitar o ar, provocando vento; leque, ventarola, abaneiro
- 3sacudidura
- 4na impressão de jornais, a peça que ao fim das rotativas separa os exemplares em quantidade determinada
- 5abaneiro; Clusia fluminensis, arbusto nativo do Brasil
- 6orelha, especialmente grande
- 7no Algarve, tipo de pesca em que a isca é substituída por uma nesga de tecido branco
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “abano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈbɐ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.