cazaba

[kaˈsaβ̞a]

/[kaˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“cazaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,080 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,080
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 cazar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cazaba · cazaba · Spanish

cazaba · rank #59,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,080
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Castrillo

Nearest frequency peer: Castrillo (-2 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 “cazaba”

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 “cazaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cazaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcazaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈsaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cazaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cazabacae 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: “Castrillo” (#59,078), “Cañuelas” (#59,082), “Castejón” (#59,077). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cazaba” va en #59,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cazaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,080 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cazaba has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cazaba, spelled C-A-Z-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "cazaba"?
"cazaba" is spelled C-A-Z-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈsaβ̞a].
What does "cazaba" mean?
As a verb, "cazaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cazar.
How do you pronounce "cazaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cazaba" is [kaˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cazaba" come from?
"cazaba" 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 "cazaba", 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