aterraba
[at̪eˈraβ̞a]
The verdict
“aterraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,519 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,519
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aterrar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aterraba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪eˈraβ̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aterraba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aterraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,519 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪eˈraβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aterraba, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is aterraba, spelled A-T-E-R-R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aterrar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aterrar.
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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Using “aterraba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-E-R-R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪eˈraβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.