acordaban

[akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]

/[akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“acordaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,528 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,528
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 acordar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acordaban · acordaban · Spanish

acordaban · rank #91,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,528
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aconsejaban

Nearest frequency peer: aconsejaban (-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 “acordaban”

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 “acordaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acordaban
PropertyValue
Headwordacordaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acordaban” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acordabancae 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: “aconsejaban” (#91,527), “acreditativo” (#91,529), “acristalada” (#91,530). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acordaban” va en #91,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acordaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,528 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 acordar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for acordaban in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is acordaban, spelled A-C-O-R-D-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acordar.

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 "acordaban"?
"acordaban" is spelled A-C-O-R-D-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn].
What does "acordaban" mean?
As a verb, "acordaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acordar.
How do you pronounce "acordaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acordaban" is [akoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acordaban" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list