aber

[ˈaː.bɐ]

/[ˈaː.bɐ]/ conj

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The verdict

“aber” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #64,583 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a conjunction.

#64,583
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mas, porém

Key facts for aber
PropertyValue
Headwordaber
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ˈaː.bɐ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aber” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aber lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aber is 4 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaː.bɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,583 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mas, porém".

No misspelling variants are generated for aber in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 aber, spelled A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mas, porém

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 "aber"?
"aber" is spelled A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaː.bɐ].
What does "aber" mean?
As a conjunction, "aber" means: mas, porém
How do you pronounce "aber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aber" is [ˈaː.bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aber" come from?
"aber" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “aber”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaː.bɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list