abater

/ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/

//ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ// verb

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The verdict

“abater” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,953
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desabar, cair, demolir

Corpus desk

Index PT-abater · abater · Portuguese

abater · rank #17,953 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,953
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abalado

Nearest frequency peer: abalado (-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 “abater”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abater” 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).

abater vs ater
67% similar
abater vs after
67% similar
abater vs alter
67% similar

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

Key facts for abater
PropertyValue
Headwordabater
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,953
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “abater”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “abalado” (#17,952), “zodíaco” (#17,950), “yourself” (#17,949). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abater” fica em #17,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around abater (IPA /ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,953 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for abater, with forms such as "aabter", "abaetr", and "abaterr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ater", "after", "alter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is abater, spelled A-B-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    desabar, cair, demolir
  2. 2
    derrubar, prostrar
  3. 3
    sacrificar, matar
  4. 4
    eliminar, retirar
  5. 5
    entristecer, desanimar
  6. 6
    enfraquecer, debilitar
  7. 7
    diminuir no preço; descontar

Synonyms

combalir

This word in other languages

collapse(English)schlachten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabter
  • abaetr
  • abaterr
  • abatre
  • abatter
  • abbater
  • abtaer
  • baater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aabter2abaetr2abaterr1abatre2abatter1abbater1abtaer2baater2
Edit distance from "abater"

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 "abater"?
"abater" is spelled A-B-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "abater" mean?
As a verb, "abater" means: desabar, cair, demolir
What words are commonly confused with "abater"?
"abater" is commonly confused with "ater", "after", "alter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abater" is /ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abater" come from?
"abater" 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 "abater", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tático#17,937tinhas#17,926common#17,998prisma#17,894

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

serrano8 variantslimiar8 variantsfatura8 variantspolice8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list