acechaba

[aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]

/[aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“acechaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,498 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,498
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acechar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acechaba · acechaba · Spanish

acechaba · rank #84,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,498
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH absolvieron

Nearest frequency peer: absolvieron (-1 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 “acechaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “acechaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acechaba
PropertyValue
Headwordacechaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acechaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acechabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “absolvieron” (#84,497), “acompañaremos” (#84,499), “abrigarse” (#84,495). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acechaba” va en #84,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acechaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,498 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for acechaba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acechaba, spelled A-C-E-C-H-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acechaba"?
"acechaba" is spelled A-C-E-C-H-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a].
What does "acechaba" mean?
As a verb, "acechaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acechar.
How do you pronounce "acechaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acechaba" is [aseˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acechaba" come from?
"acechaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acechaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list