ataban
[aˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“ataban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,783 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,783
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atar o de atarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ataban · ataban · Spanish
ataban · rank #93,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,783
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH atesoran
Nearest frequency peer: atesoran (+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 “ataban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- asistidas
asistidas
6,221 corpus weight
- ataban
ataban
6,218 corpus weight
- atesoran
atesoran
6,217 corpus weight
- atiendas
atiendas
6,216 corpus weight
- atronador
atronador
6,215 corpus weight
- audit
audit
6,214 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ataban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ataban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aˈt̪aβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #93,783 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ataban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ataban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,783 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atar o de atarse.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ataban in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ataban, spelled A-T-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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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