alimentaba

[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“alimentaba” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,040
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alimentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alimentaba · alimentaba · Spanish

alimentaba · rank #39,040 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,040
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alessandri

Nearest frequency peer: Alessandri (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alimentaba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alimentaba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alimentaba vs alimentar
80% similar
alimentaba vs alimentan
80% similar
alimentaba vs aumentaba
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alimentaba
PropertyValue
Headwordalimentaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,040
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alimentaba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alimentabacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Alessandri” (#39,039), “alquitrán” (#39,041), “alegrado” (#39,038). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alimentaba” va en #39,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around alimentaba (IPA [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,040 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for alimentaba, with forms such as "ailmentaba", "aliemntaba", and "alimenatba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "alimentar", "alimentan", "aumentaba", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alimentaba, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailmentaba
  • aliemntaba
  • alimenatba
  • alimenntaba
  • alimentaab
  • alimentabba
  • alimentava
  • alimentbaa
  • alimenttaba
  • alimetnaba
  • alimmentaba
  • alimnetaba
  • allimentaba
  • almientaba
  • laimentaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alimentaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ailmentaba2aliemntaba2alimenatba2alimenntaba1alimentaab2alimentabba1alimentava1alimentbaa2
Edit distance from "alimentaba"

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 "alimentaba"?
"alimentaba" is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a].
What does "alimentaba" mean?
As a verb, "alimentaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alimentar.
What words are commonly confused with "alimentaba"?
"alimentaba" is commonly confused with "alimentar", "alimentan", "aumentaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alimentaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alimentaba" is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alimentaba" come from?
"alimentaba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list