acariciaba

/[akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,900

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

acariciaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acariciar. Pronounced [akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a]. Often confused with acariciar and acaricia.

Key facts for acariciaba
PropertyValue
Headwordacariciaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,900
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of acariciaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for acariciaba is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,900 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for acariciaba, with forms such as "aacriciaba", "acairciaba", and "acarciiaba". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "acariciar", "acaricia", 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 Spanish form is acariciaba, spelled A-C-A-R-I-C-I-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acariciar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acariciar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aacriciaba,acairciaba,acarciiaba,acaricaiba,acaricciaba,acariciaab,acariciabba,acariciava,acaricibaa,acariicaba,acarisiaba,acarriciaba,accariciaba,acraiciaba,caariciaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for acariciaba

Misspelling Variants of "acariciaba"

aacriciaba10acairciaba10acarciiaba10acaricaiba10acaricciaba11acariciaab10acariciabba11acariciava10
Misspelling Variants of "acariciaba"

Frequency rank: #46,900 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acariciaba"?
"acariciaba" is spelled A-C-A-R-I-C-I-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a].
What does "acariciaba" mean?
As a verb, "acariciaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acariciar.
What words are commonly confused with "acariciaba"?
"acariciaba" is commonly confused with "acariciar", "acaricia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acariciaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acariciaba" is [akaɾiˈsjaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acariciaba" come from?
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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.