arrastraba

[arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]

/[arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“arrastraba” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,560
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de arrastrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrastraba · arrastraba · Spanish

arrastraba · rank #44,560 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,560
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH armarse

Nearest frequency peer: armarse (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “arrastraba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “arrastraba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arrastraba vs arrastrar
80% similar
arrastraba vs arrastran
80% similar
arrastraba vs arrastrado
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arrastraba
PropertyValue
Headwordarrastraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,560
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arrastraba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arrastrabacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “armarse” (#44,559), “arregladas” (#44,561), “argumentaron” (#44,558). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrastraba” va en #44,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around arrastraba (IPA [arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,560 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrastraba, with forms such as "ararstraba", "arastraba", and "arrasrtaba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "arrastrar", "arrastran", "arrastrado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is arrastraba, spelled A-R-R-A-S-T-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ararstraba
  • arastraba
  • arrasrtaba
  • arrasstraba
  • arrastarba
  • arrastraab
  • arrastrabba
  • arrastrava
  • arrastrbaa
  • arrastrraba
  • arrasttraba
  • arratsraba
  • arrsatraba
  • rarastraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrastraba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ararstraba2arastraba1arrasrtaba2arrasstraba1arrastarba2arrastraab2arrastrabba1arrastrava1
Edit distance from "arrastraba"

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 "arrastraba"?
"arrastraba" is spelled A-R-R-A-S-T-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a].
What does "arrastraba" mean?
As a verb, "arrastraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de arrastrar.
What words are commonly confused with "arrastraba"?
"arrastraba" is commonly confused with "arrastrar", "arrastran", "arrastrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrastraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrastraba" is [arasˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrastraba" come from?
"arrastraba" 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 "arrastraba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list