añoraba

[aɲoˈɾaβ̞a]

/[aɲoˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“añoraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,711 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,711
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 añorar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anoraba · añoraba · Spanish

añoraba · rank #92,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,711
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH awkward

Nearest frequency peer: awkward (-3 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 “añoraba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for añoraba
PropertyValue
Headwordañoraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɲoˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “añoraba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.añorabacae 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: “awkward” (#92,708), “barangay” (#92,714), “bare” (#92,715). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “añoraba” va en #92,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

añoraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,711 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aɲoˈɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

añoraba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is añoraba, spelled A-Ñ-O-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list