ameritaba
[ameɾiˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“ameritaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,739 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,739
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ameritar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ameritaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ameɾiˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,739 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ameritaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ameritaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,739 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ameɾiˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ameritaba, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ameritaba, spelled A-M-E-R-I-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ameritar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ameritar.
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.
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Using “ameritaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-E-R-I-T-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ameɾiˈt̪aβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.