agarraban

[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn]

/[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“agarraban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,257 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,257
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 agarrar o de agarrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agarraban · agarraban · Spanish

agarraban · rank #68,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,257
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aforismo

Nearest frequency peer: aforismo (-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 “agarraban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agarraban
PropertyValue
Headwordagarraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agarraban” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.agarrabancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aforismo” (#68,256), “agnosticismo” (#68,259), “agobiados” (#68,260). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agarraban” va en #68,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agarraban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,257 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn]. 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 agarrar o de agarrarse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agarraban, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is agarraban, spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "agarraban"?
"agarraban" is spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn].
What does "agarraban" mean?
As a verb, "agarraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.
How do you pronounce "agarraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agarraban" is [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agarraban" come from?
"agarraban" 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 "agarraban", 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