criticaba
[kɾit̪iˈkaβ̞a]
The verdict
“criticaba” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,385
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de criticar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criticaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɾit̪iˈkaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criticaba” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around criticaba (IPA [kɾit̪iˈkaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,385 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for criticaba, with forms such as "ccriticaba", "cirticaba", and "criitcaba". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "críticas", "criticar", "critican", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is criticaba, spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de criticar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de criticar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccriticaba
- cirticaba
- criitcaba
- critciaba
- critiacba
- criticaab
- criticabba
- criticava
- criticbaa
- criticcaba
- critticaba
- crriticaba
- crtiicaba
- rciticaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of criticaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “criticaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-I-T-I-C-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾit̪iˈkaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “críticas” - see the side-by-side comparison. criticaba vs críticas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.