adornaba

[að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a]

/[að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“adornaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,471 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,471
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 adornar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adornaba · adornaba · Spanish

adornaba · rank #88,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,471
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adormecer

Nearest frequency peer: adormecer (-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 “adornaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adornaba
PropertyValue
Headwordadornaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adornaba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adornabacae 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: “adormecer” (#88,470), “adueñaron” (#88,472), “Adolph” (#88,469). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adornaba” va en #88,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adornaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,471 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for adornaba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is adornaba, spelled A-D-O-R-N-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "adornaba"?
"adornaba" is spelled A-D-O-R-N-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a].
What does "adornaba" mean?
As a verb, "adornaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adornar.
How do you pronounce "adornaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adornaba" is [að̞oɾˈnaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adornaba", 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