callaba
[kaˈʝaβ̞a]
The verdict
“callaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,735 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,735
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de callar o de callarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | callaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaˈʝaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “callaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
callaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,735 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈʝaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for callaba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is callaba, spelled C-A-L-L-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de callar o de callarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de callar o de callarse.
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 “callaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-L-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈʝaβ̞a] (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.