adoptaban

[að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn]

/[að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“adoptaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,923 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,923
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adoptar.

Key facts for adoptaban
PropertyValue
Headwordadoptaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adoptaban” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adoptaban lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adoptaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,923 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 adoptar.".

adoptaban has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is adoptaban, spelled A-D-O-P-T-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "adoptaban"?
"adoptaban" is spelled A-D-O-P-T-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
What does "adoptaban" mean?
As a verb, "adoptaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adoptar.
How do you pronounce "adoptaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoptaban" is [að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adoptaban" come from?
"adoptaban" 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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Using “adoptaban”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-P-T-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞opˈt̪aβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list