confesaba

[kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a]

/[kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“confesaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,481 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,481
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 confesar o de confesarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confesaba · confesaba · Spanish

confesaba · rank #64,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,481
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH compusieron

Nearest frequency peer: compusieron (-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 “confesaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for confesaba
PropertyValue
Headwordconfesaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “confesaba” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “compusieron” (#64,480), “compulsivamente” (#64,479), “conoceréis” (#64,483). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confesaba” va en #64,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confesaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,481 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

confesaba has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 confesaba, spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "confesaba"?
"confesaba" is spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a].
What does "confesaba" mean?
As a verb, "confesaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de confesar o de confesarse.
How do you pronounce "confesaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confesaba" is [kõɱfeˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confesaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confesaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cometiera#64,475colegiada#64,472contagian#64,490coetáneos#64,468

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list