alegaban

[aleˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]

/[aleˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“alegaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,263 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,263
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 alegar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alegaban · alegaban · Spanish

alegaban · rank #68,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aladas

Nearest frequency peer: aladas (-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 “alegaban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alegaban
PropertyValue
Headwordalegaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alegaban” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aladas” (#68,262), “alentadoras” (#68,264), “agraviada” (#68,261). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alegaban” va en #68,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alegaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,263 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aleˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 alegar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alegaban, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alegaban, spelled A-L-E-G-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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

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