bajaba

[baˈxaβ̞a]

/[baˈxaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“bajaba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,164
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-bajaba · bajaba · Spanish

bajaba · rank #18,164 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,164
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bailan

Nearest frequency peer: bailan (-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 “bajaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bajaba” 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).

bajaba vs bajar
67% similar
bajaba vs bajas
67% similar
bajaba vs barba
67% similar

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

Key facts for bajaba
PropertyValue
Headwordbajaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baˈxaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,164
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bajaba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bajabacae 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 “bailan” (#18,163), “Bayern” (#18,165), “Bermúdez” (#18,166). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bajaba” va en #18,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bajaba (IPA [baˈxaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,164 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bajaba, with forms such as "abjaba", "baajba", and "bajaab". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bajar", "bajas", "barba", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bajaba, spelled B-A-J-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abjaba
  • baajba
  • bajaab
  • bajabba
  • bajbaa
  • bajjaba
  • bbajaba
  • bjaaba
  • vajava

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bajaba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abjaba2baajba2bajaab2bajabba1bajbaa2bajjaba1bbajaba1bjaaba2
Edit distance from "bajaba"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bailan#18,163Bayern#18,165bishop#18,169bolsos#18,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

clamor9 variantsvillage9 variantsveréis9 variantsvainas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list