ataba
[aˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“ataba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,623 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,623
- 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 atar o de atarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ataba · ataba · Spanish
ataba · rank #71,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,623
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH asolaron
Nearest frequency peer: asolaron (-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 “ataba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- asentando
asentando
28,383 corpus weight
- asfixiando
asfixiando
28,381 corpus weight
- asolaron
asolaron
28,379 corpus weight
- ataba
ataba
28,378 corpus weight
- ataviado
ataviado
28,375 corpus weight
- atestados
atestados
28,374 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ataba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ataba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,623 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ataba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ataba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,623 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ataba, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ataba, spelled A-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atar o de atarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atar o de atarse.
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.
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