dudaba

/[d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,176

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

dudaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dudar. Pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a]. Often confused with dudas and dudar.

Key facts for dudaba
PropertyValue
Headworddudaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,176
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dudaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dudaba is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,176 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for dudaba, with forms such as "dduaba", "ddudaba", and "duadba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "dudas", "dudar", "dudan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dudaba, spelled D-U-D-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dduaba,ddudaba,duadba,dudaab,dudabba,dudava,dudbaa,duddaba,uddaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dudaba

Misspelling Variants of "dudaba"

dduaba6ddudaba7duadba6dudaab6dudabba7dudava6dudbaa6duddaba7
Misspelling Variants of "dudaba"

Frequency rank: #29,176 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dudaba"?
"dudaba" is spelled D-U-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a].
What does "dudaba" mean?
As a verb, "dudaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dudar.
What words are commonly confused with "dudaba"?
"dudaba" is commonly confused with "dudas", "dudar", "dudan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dudaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dudaba" is [d̪uˈð̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dudaba" come from?
"dudaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.