dibujaban

[d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn]

/[d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“dibujaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,694 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,694
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dibujar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dibujaban · dibujaban · Spanish

dibujaban · rank #86,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,694
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH devotas

Nearest frequency peer: devotas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dibujaban”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dibujaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dibujaban
PropertyValue
Headworddibujaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dibujaban” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dibujabancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “devotas” (#86,693), “dichosas” (#86,695), “devolveré” (#86,692). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dibujaban” va en #86,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dibujaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,694 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dibujar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dibujaban, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 dibujaban, spelled D-I-B-U-J-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dibujar.

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 "dibujaban"?
"dibujaban" is spelled D-I-B-U-J-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn].
What does "dibujaban" mean?
As a verb, "dibujaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dibujar.
How do you pronounce "dibujaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dibujaban" is [d̪iβ̞uˈxaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dibujaban" come from?
"dibujaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list