apoderaba

[apoð̞eˈɾaβ̞a]

/[apoð̞eˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“apoderaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,089 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,089
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 apoderar o de apoderarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apoderaba · apoderaba · Spanish

apoderaba · rank #98,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,089
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apilan

Nearest frequency peer: apilan (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “apoderaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apoderaba
PropertyValue
Headwordapoderaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apoð̞eˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apoderaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).apoderabacae 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: “apilan” (#98,088), “apetecido” (#98,087), “apresuren” (#98,091). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apoderaba” va en #98,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apoderaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,089 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apoð̞eˈɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apoderaba, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is apoderaba, spelled A-P-O-D-E-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list