comandaba

[komãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]

/[komãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“comandaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,156 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,156
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 comandar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comandaba · comandaba · Spanish

comandaba · rank #62,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,156
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colla

Nearest frequency peer: colla (-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 “comandaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for comandaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcomandaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[komãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “comandaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).comandabacae 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: “colla” (#62,155), “compactación” (#62,157), “colapsan” (#62,154). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comandaba” va en #62,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

comandaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,156 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [komãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

comandaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is comandaba, spelled C-O-M-A-N-D-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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