abate

/ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/

//ɐ.ˈba.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“abate” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,656
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-abate · abate · Portuguese

abate · rank #16,656 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,656
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abalar

Nearest frequency peer: abalar (-1 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 “abate”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abate” 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).

abate vs até
40% similar
abate vs arte
60% similar
abate vs ante
60% similar

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

Key facts for abate
PropertyValue
Headwordabate
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,656
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “abate”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).abatecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “abalar” (#16,655), “abatido” (#16,657), “adiamento” (#16,660). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abate” fica em #16,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around abate (IPA /ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,656 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for abate, with forms such as "aabte", "abaet", and "abatte". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "até", "arte", "ante", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abate, spelled A-B-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de abater
  2. 2
    sacrifício de animais (em um matadouro)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O boi foi levado para o abate cruel.

This word in other languages

slaughter(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabte
  • abaet
  • abatte
  • abbate
  • abtae
  • baate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abate - 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.

aabte2abaet2abatte1abbate1abtae2baate2
Edit distance from "abate"

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 "abate"?
"abate" is spelled A-B-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/.
What does "abate" mean?
As a noun, "abate" means: ato de abater
What words are commonly confused with "abate"?
"abate" is commonly confused with "até", "arte", "ante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abate" is /ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abate" come from?
"abate" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ímpar#16,650Apolo#16,672tórax#16,637tutor#16,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pariu6 variantsoliva6 variantsfurto6 variantsJosué6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list