constaba

[kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“constaba” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,299. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,299
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de constar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-constaba · constaba · Spanish

constaba · rank #28,299 · 13 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,299
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH confiada

Nearest frequency peer: confiada (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “constaba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “constaba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

constaba vs contaba
88% similar
constaba vs contará
63% similar
constaba vs costaba
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for constaba
PropertyValue
Headwordconstaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,299
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “constaba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.constabacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “confiada” (#28,298), “constituían” (#28,300), “condescendiente” (#28,297). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “constaba” va en #28,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around constaba (IPA [kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,299 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for constaba, with forms such as "cconstaba", "cnostaba", and "connstaba". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "contaba", "contará", "costaba", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is constaba, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstaba
  • cnostaba
  • connstaba
  • consatba
  • consstaba
  • constaab
  • constabba
  • constava
  • constbaa
  • consttaba
  • contsaba
  • cosntaba
  • ocnstaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of constaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconstaba1cnostaba2connstaba1consatba2consstaba1constaab2constabba1constava1
Edit distance from "constaba"

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 "constaba"?
"constaba" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a].
What does "constaba" mean?
As a verb, "constaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de constar.
What words are commonly confused with "constaba"?
"constaba" is commonly confused with "contaba", "contará", "costaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constaba" is [kõnsˈt̪aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constaba" come from?
"constaba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confiada#28,298condados#28,296comparsa#28,292cátedras#28,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

corregidor13 variantsdegradado13 variantscascabel13 variantsdisputada13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list