abusar

//ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,488

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

abusar is aPortugueseverb. It means: usar mal de Pronounced /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/. Often confused with atuar and abuso.

Key facts for abusar
PropertyValue
Headwordabusar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,488
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abusar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abusar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,488 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for abusar, with forms such as "abbusar", "absuar", and "abuasr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "atuar", "abuso", "assar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is abusar, spelled A-B-U-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    usar mal de
  2. 2
    acanalhar
  3. 3
    insultar
  4. 4
    aborrecer
  5. 5
    fazer mau uso de; exorbitar
  6. 6
    usar demasiado
  7. 7
    exceder-se
  8. 8
    atentar contra o pudor; violar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbusar,absuar,abuasr,abusarr,abusra,abussar,aubsar,bausar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abusar

Misspelling Variants of "abusar"

abbusar7absuar6abuasr6abusarr7abusra6abussar7aubsar6bausar6
Misspelling Variants of "abusar"

Frequency rank: #15,488 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abusar"?
"abusar" is spelled A-B-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "abusar" mean?
As a verb, "abusar" means: usar mal de
What words are commonly confused with "abusar"?
"abusar" is commonly confused with "atuar", "abuso", "assar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abusar" is /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abusar" come from?
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.