Guide to abbreviations used in Spanish Dictionary
| abreviatura | abr, abbr | abbreviation |
| adjetivo | adj | adjective |
| administración | Admin | administration |
| adverbio | adv | adverb |
| aeronáutica | Aer | aeronautics |
| agricultura | Agr | agriculture |
| alguien | algn | somebody, someone |
| anatomía | Anat | anatomy |
| Andes | And | Andes |
| arqueología | Archeol | archeology |
| arquitectura | Archit | architecture |
| Argentina | Arg | Argentina |
| arquitectura | Arquit | architecture |
| artículo | art | article |
| astrología | Astrol | astrology |
| astronomía | Astron | astronomy |
| automóviles, automovilismo | Aut | automobiles |
| auxiliar | aux | auxiliary |
| las Islas Baleares | Baleares | Balearic Islands |
| biología | Bio, Biol | biology |
| Bolivia | Bol | Bolivia |
| botánica | Bot | botany |
| británico, Gran Bretaña | Brit | British, Great Britain |
| Centroamérica | CAm | Central America |
| química | Chem | chemistry |
| cine | Cine | cinema |
| Colombia | Col | Colombia |
| comercio | Com, Comm | commerce, business |
| comparativo | compar | comparative |
| informática | Comput | computing |
| condicional | cond | conditional |
| conjunción | conj | conjunction |
| conjugación | conjug | conjugation |
| construcción | Constr | construction |
| costura | Cos | sewing |
| compuesto | cpd | compound |
| Costa Rica | C. Rica | Costa Rica |
| culinario, cocina | Culin | culinary, cooking |
| definido | def | definite |
| demostrativo | dem | demonstrative |
| deportes | Dep | sport |
| ecología | Ecol | ecology |
| economía | Econ | economy |
| Ecuador | Ecu | Ecuador |
| educación | Educ | education |
| Estados Unidos | EEUU | United States |
| por ejemplo | eg | for example |
| electricidad | Elec | electricity |
| escolar | Escol | school |
| España | Esp | Spain |
| especialmente | esp | especially |
| etcétera | etc | etcetera |
| eufemismo | euf, euph | euphemism |
| exclamación | excl | exclamation |
| femenino | f | feminine |
| farmacia | Farm | pharmacy |
| femenino | fem | feminine |
| ferrocarriles | Ferro | railways |
| figurado | fig | figurative |
| filosofía | Fil | philosophy |
| finanzas | Fin | finance |
| física | Fís | physics |
| fisiología | Fisiol | physiology |
| fotografía | Fot | photography |
| femenino plural | fpl | feminine plural |
| frecuentemente | frec, freq | frequently |
| uso formal | frm | formal usage |
| femenino singular | fsing | feminine singular |
| fútbol | Ftbl | football |
| generalmente | gen | generally |
| geografía | Geog | geography |
| geología | Geol | geology |
| geometría | Geom | geometry |
| gobierno | Govt | government |
| gramática | Gram | grammar |
| Guatemala | Guat | Guatemala |
| historia | Hist | history |
| Honduras | Hond | Honduras |
| horticultura | Hort | horticulture |
| humorístico | hum | humorous |
| impersonal | impers | impersonal |
| industria | Ind | industry |
| indefinido | indef | indefinite |
| indicativo | indic | indicative |
| infinitivo | infin | infinitive |
| informática | Inform | computing |
| interrogativo | interrog | interrogative |
| invariable | inv | invariable |
| Irlanda | Irl | Ireland |
| irónico | iró, iro | ironic |
| irregular | irr | irregular |
| derecho, jurídico | Jur | law, legal |
| Latinoamérica | LAm | Latin America |
| lingüística | Ling | linguistics |
| literalmente | lit | literally |
| literario | liter | literary |
| literatura | Literat | literature |
| masculino | m, masc | masculine |
| matemáticas | Mat, Math | mathematics |
| mecánica | Mec, Mech | mechanics |
| medicina | Med | medicine |
| metalurgia | Metal | metallurgy |
| meteorología | Met, Meteo | meteorology |
| México | Méx, Mex | Mexico |
| masculino y femenino | mf | masculine and feminine |
| militar | Mil | military |
| minería | Min | mining |
| mitología | Mit | mythology |
| masculino plural | mpl | masculine plural |
| masculino singular | msing | masculine singular |
| música | Mús, Mus | music |
| mitología | Myth | mythology |
| sustantivo | n | noun |
| Inglaterra del Norte | N Engl | North of England |
| náutica | Náut, Naut | nautical |
| negativo | neg | negative |
| Nicaragua | Nic | Nicaragua |
| sustantivo plural | npl | noun plural |
| sustantivo singular | nsing | noun singular |
| óptica | Ópt, Opt | optics |
| ornitología | Orn | ornithology |
| (a) sí mismo | o.s. | oneself |
| Panamá | Pan | Panama |
| Paraguay | Par | Paraguay |
| parlamento | Parl | parliament |
| por ejemplo | p. ej. | for example |
| personal | pers | personal |
| peyorativo | pey, pej | pejorative |
| farmacia | Pharm | pharmacy |
| filosofía | Philos | philosophy |
| fonética | Phon | phonetics |
| fotografía | Phot | photography |
| física | Phys | physics |
| fisiología | Physiol | physiology |
| plural | pl | plural |
| uso poético | poét, poet | poetic |
| política | Pol | politics |
| posesivo | poses, poss | possessive |
| participio de pasado | pp | past participle |
| prefijo | pref | prefix |
| preposición | prep | preposition |
| pronombre | pron | pronoun |
| psicología | Psic, Psych | psychology |
| tiempo pasado | pt | past tense |
| química | Quím | chemistry |
| marca registrada | ® | registered trademark |
| radio | Rad | radio |
| ferrocarriles | Rail | railways |
| relativo | rel | relative |
| religión | Rel | religion |
| sustantivo | s | noun |
| alguien | sb | somebody |
| Cono Sur | S. Cone | Southern Cone |
| ciencia | Sci | science |
| escolar | Scol | school |
| Escocia | Scot | Scotland |
| costura | Sew | sewing |
| sustantivo femenino | sf | noun feminine |
| sustantivo femenino plural | fpl | noun feminine plural |
| singular | sing | singular |
| esquí | Ski | skiing |
| sustantivo masculino | sm | noun masculine |
| sustantivo masculino y femenino | smf | noun masculine and feminine |
| sustantivo masculino plural | smpl | noun masculine plural |
| sociología | Sociol | sociology |
| España | Sp | Spain |
| Bolsa | St Ex | Stock Exchange |
| algo | sth | something |
| subjuntivo | subjun | subjunctive |
| sufijo | suf | suffix |
| superlativo | superl | superlative |
| agrimensura | Survey | surveying |
| tauromaquia | Taur | bullfighting |
| también | tb | also |
| teatro | Teat | theatre |
| técnico | Téc, Tech | technical |
| telecomunicaciones | Telec | telecommunications |
| teatro | Theat | theatre |
| tipografía | Tip | typography |
| televisión | TV | television |
| tipografía | Typ | typography |
| universidad | Univ | university |
| Uruguay | Uru | Uruguay |
| Estados Unidos | US | United States |
| usualmente | usu | usually |
| véase | V | see |
| verbo | vb | verb |
| Venezuela | Ven | Venezuela |
| veterinaria | Vet | veterinary medicine |
| verbo intransitivo | vi | intransitive verb |
| verbo pronominal | vpr | pronominal verb |
| verbo transitivo | vt | transitive verb |
| verbo transitivo/intransitivo | vti | transitive/intransitive verb |
| zoología | Zool | zoology |