captaba
[kapˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“captaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,693 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,693
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de captar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-captaba · captaba · Spanish
captaba · rank #91,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,693
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cappa
Nearest frequency peer: cappa (-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 “captaba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- canjeado
canjeado
8,312 corpus weight
- Capetillo
Capetillo
8,310 corpus weight
- cappa
cappa
8,309 corpus weight
- captaba
captaba
8,308 corpus weight
- Caracciolo
Caracciolo
8,307 corpus weight
- carbonizado
carbonizado
8,305 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “captaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | captaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kapˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “captaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
captaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,693 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kapˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for captaba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is captaba, spelled C-A-P-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de captar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de captar.
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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