casaba

[kaˈsaβ̞a]

/[kaˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“casaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,131 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,131
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 casar o de casarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-casaba · casaba · Spanish

casaba · rank #52,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,131
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cateo

Nearest frequency peer: cateo (+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 “casaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “casaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for casaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcasaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈsaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “casaba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.casabacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cateo” (#52,132), “canasto” (#52,129), “cefalea” (#52,133). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “casaba” va en #52,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

casaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,131 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

casaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 casaba, spelled C-A-S-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "casaba"?
"casaba" is spelled C-A-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈsaβ̞a].
What does "casaba" mean?
As a verb, "casaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de casar o de casarse.
How do you pronounce "casaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casaba" is [kaˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casaba" come from?
"casaba" 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 "casaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list