costaba

[kosˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[kosˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“costaba” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,801
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-costaba · costaba · Spanish

costaba · rank #14,801 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,801
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH coronas

Nearest frequency peer: coronas (-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 “costaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “costaba” 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).

costaba vs costas
71% similar
costaba vs costar
71% similar
costaba vs costal
71% similar

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

Key facts for costaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcostaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kosˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,801
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “costaba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).costabacae 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 “coronas” (#14,800), “COVID” (#14,802), “conteste” (#14,799). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “costaba” va en #14,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around costaba (IPA [kosˈt̪aβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,801 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for costaba, with forms such as "ccostaba", "cosatba", and "cosstaba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "costas", "costar", "costal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is costaba, spelled C-O-S-T-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccostaba
  • cosatba
  • cosstaba
  • costaab
  • costabba
  • costava
  • costbaa
  • costtaba
  • cotsaba
  • csotaba
  • ocstaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccostaba1cosatba2cosstaba1costaab2costabba1costava1costbaa2costtaba1
Edit distance from "costaba"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coronas#14,800confían#14,797Damasco#14,809comerse#14,792

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cuarteto11 variantsbodegas11 variantsayudarán11 variantsaudición11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list