antepasada

[ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a]

/[ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“antepasada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de antepasado, participio de antepasar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antepasada · antepasada · Spanish

antepasada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for antepasada
PropertyValue
Headwordantepasada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “antepasada” sits in Spanish frequency

antepasada falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antepasada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de antepasado, participio de antepasar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for antepasada in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is antepasada, spelled A-N-T-E-P-A-S-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de antepasado, participio de antepasar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antepasada"?
"antepasada" is spelled A-N-T-E-P-A-S-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a].
What does "antepasada" mean?
As a participle, "antepasada" means: Forma del femenino de antepasado, participio de antepasar.
How do you pronounce "antepasada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antepasada" is [ãn̪t̪epaˈsað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antepasada" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list