censuraba

[sẽnsuˈɾaβ̞a]

/[sẽnsuˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“censuraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,330 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,330
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 censurar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-censuraba · censuraba · Spanish

censuraba · rank #99,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,330
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cejudo

Nearest frequency peer: Cejudo (-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 “censuraba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for censuraba
PropertyValue
Headwordcensuraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽnsuˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “censuraba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).censurabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Cejudo” (#99,329), “cañadón” (#99,328), “cautivan” (#99,325). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “censuraba” va en #99,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

censuraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,330 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sẽnsuˈɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for censuraba in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 censuraba, spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list