encontraba

[ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]

/[ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“encontraba” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,827
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-encontraba · encontraba · Spanish

encontraba · rank #2,827 · 16 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,827
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH doce

Nearest frequency peer: doce (-2 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 “encontraba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encontraba” 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).

encontraba vs encontrar
80% similar
encontraba vs encontrás
70% similar
encontraba vs encontrado
80% similar

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

Key facts for encontraba
PropertyValue
Headwordencontraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,827
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “encontraba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encontrabacae 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 “doce” (#2,825), “establece” (#2,829), “determinar” (#2,824). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encontraba” va en #2,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around encontraba (IPA [ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,827 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for encontraba, with forms such as "ecnontraba", "enccontraba", and "encnotraba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "encontrar", "encontrás", "encontrado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encontraba, spelled E-N-C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnontraba
  • enccontraba
  • encnotraba
  • enconntraba
  • enconrtaba
  • encontarba
  • encontraab
  • encontrabba
  • encontrava
  • encontrbaa
  • encontrraba
  • enconttraba
  • encotnraba
  • enncontraba
  • enocntraba
  • necontraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encontraba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnontraba2enccontraba1encnotraba2enconntraba1enconrtaba2encontarba2encontraab2encontrabba1
Edit distance from "encontraba"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

determinar#2,824deberíamos#2,822intentando#2,837conseguido#2,816

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

porcentaje16 variantsempresarios16 variantsaprobación16 variantsrelacionado16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list