desarrollaba

[d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]

/[d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“desarrollaba” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,799
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-desarrollaba · desarrollaba · Spanish

desarrollaba · rank #26,799 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,799
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desarmar

Nearest frequency peer: desarmar (-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 “desarrollaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desarrollaba” 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).

desarrollaba vs desarrollar
83% similar
desarrollaba vs desarrollan
83% similar
desarrollaba vs desarrollado
83% similar

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

Key facts for desarrollaba
PropertyValue
Headworddesarrollaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,799
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desarrollaba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desarrollabacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “desarmar” (#26,798), “desatar” (#26,800), “desahucio” (#26,797). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desarrollaba” va en #26,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desarrollaba (IPA [d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,799 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for desarrollaba, with forms such as "ddesarrollaba", "deasrrollaba", and "desarollaba". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "desarrollar", "desarrollan", "desarrollado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is desarrollaba, spelled D-E-S-A-R-R-O-L-L-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesarrollaba
  • deasrrollaba
  • desarollaba
  • desarorllaba
  • desarrlolaba
  • desarrolaba
  • desarrolalba
  • desarrollaab
  • desarrollabba
  • desarrollava
  • desarrollbaa
  • desrarollaba
  • dessarrollaba
  • dsearrollaba
  • edsarrollaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desarrollaba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddesarrollaba1deasrrollaba2desarollaba1desarorllaba2desarrlolaba2desarrolaba1desarrolalba2desarrollaab2
Edit distance from "desarrollaba"

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 "desarrollaba"?
"desarrollaba" is spelled D-E-S-A-R-R-O-L-L-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a].
What does "desarrollaba" mean?
As a verb, "desarrollaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse.
What words are commonly confused with "desarrollaba"?
"desarrollaba" is commonly confused with "desarrollar", "desarrollan", "desarrollado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desarrollaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desarrollaba" is [d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desarrollaba" come from?
"desarrollaba" 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 "desarrollaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desencadenar#26,803contrincante#26,775escenografía#26,829confundiendo#26,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

deducciones15 variantsdecidirse15 variantsenfermeros15 variantsconfidente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list