demoraba
[d̪emoˈɾaβ̞a]
The verdict
“demoraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,656 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,656
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demorar o de demorarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demoraba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪emoˈɾaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demoraba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demoraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,656 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪emoˈɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for demoraba in our 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is demoraba, spelled D-E-M-O-R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demorar o de demorarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demorar o de demorarse.
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 “demoraba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-M-O-R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪emoˈɾaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.