encabezaba

/[ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,327

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

encabezaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encabezar. Pronounced [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a]. Often confused with encabezan and encabezado.

Key facts for encabezaba
PropertyValue
Headwordencabezaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,327
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encabezaba is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,327 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 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for encabezaba, with forms such as "ecnabezaba", "enacbezaba", and "encabbezaba". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "encabezan", "encabezado", "encabezada", 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 encabezaba, spelled E-N-C-A-B-E-Z-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 encabezar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encabezar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnabezaba,enacbezaba,encabbezaba,encabeazba,encabezaab,encabezabba,encabezbaa,encabezzaba,encabzeaba,encaebzaba,encavezava,encbaezaba,enccabezaba,enncabezaba,necabezaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encabezaba

Misspelling Variants of "encabezaba"

ecnabezaba10enacbezaba10encabbezaba11encabeazba10encabezaab10encabezabba11encabezbaa10encabezzaba11
Misspelling Variants of "encabezaba"

Frequency rank: #41,327 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encabezaba"?
"encabezaba" is spelled E-N-C-A-B-E-Z-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a].
What does "encabezaba" mean?
As a verb, "encabezaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encabezar.
What words are commonly confused with "encabezaba"?
"encabezaba" is commonly confused with "encabezan", "encabezado", "encabezada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encabezaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encabezaba" is [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encabezaba" come from?
"encabezaba" 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.