equivocaban
[ekiβ̞oˈkaβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“equivocaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,793 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,793
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” 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 equivocar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-equivocaban · equivocaban · Spanish
equivocaban · rank #87,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,793
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH escalables
Nearest frequency peer: escalables (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “equivocaban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- entrerrianos
entrerrianos
12,213 corpus weight
- entrevistaba
entrevistaba
12,212 corpus weight
- entrometidos
entrometidos
12,211 corpus weight
- equivocaban
equivocaban
12,208 corpus weight
- escalables
escalables
12,206 corpus weight
- esgrimidos
esgrimidos
12,205 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “equivocaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | equivocaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekiβ̞oˈkaβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #87,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “equivocaban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
equivocaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,793 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ekiβ̞oˈkaβ̞ãn]. 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 equivocar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for equivocaban, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is equivocaban, spelled E-Q-U-I-V-O-C-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de equivocar.
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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