elaboraba
[elaβ̞oˈɾaβ̞a]
The verdict
“elaboraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,172 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,172
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de elaborar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elaboraba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [elaβ̞oˈɾaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elaboraba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
elaboraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,172 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [elaβ̞oˈɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for elaboraba, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 elaboraba, spelled E-L-A-B-O-R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de elaborar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de elaborar.
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 “elaboraba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-A-B-O-R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [elaβ̞oˈɾaβ̞a] (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.