ansiaba

[ãnˈsjaβ̞a]

/[ãnˈsjaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“ansiaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,670 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,670
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 ansiar o de ansiarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ansiaba · ansiaba · Spanish

ansiaba · rank #54,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,670
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anhelamos

Nearest frequency peer: anhelamos (-2 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 “ansiaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ansiaba
PropertyValue
Headwordansiaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ãnˈsjaβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ansiaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ansiabacae 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: “anhelamos” (#54,668), “anticipan” (#54,672), “antillano” (#54,673). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ansiaba” va en #54,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ansiaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,670 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ãnˈsjaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ansiaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ansiaba, spelled A-N-S-I-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "ansiaba"?
"ansiaba" is spelled A-N-S-I-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnˈsjaβ̞a].
What does "ansiaba" mean?
As a verb, "ansiaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ansiar o de ansiarse.
How do you pronounce "ansiaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ansiaba" is [ãnˈsjaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ansiaba" come from?
"ansiaba" 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 "ansiaba", 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