abordaban
[aβ̞oɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“abordaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,596 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,596
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abordar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-abordaban · abordaban · Spanish
abordaban · rank #92,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,596
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH absolutely
Nearest frequency peer: absolutely (+2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “abordaban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- abordaban
abordaban
7,405 corpus weight
- absolutely
absolutely
7,403 corpus weight
- acate
acate
7,401 corpus weight
- aceitado
aceitado
7,400 corpus weight
- acentuados
acentuados
7,399 corpus weight
- aconsejados
aconsejados
7,398 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “abordaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abordaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “abordaban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
abordaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,596 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abordar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abordaban, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is abordaban, spelled A-B-O-R-D-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abordar.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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