escapaban

[eskaˈpaβ̞ãn]

/[eskaˈpaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“escapaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,245 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,245
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 escapar o de escaparse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escapaban · escapaban · Spanish

escapaban · rank #52,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escabeche

Nearest frequency peer: escabeche (-1 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 “escapaban”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escapaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escapaban
PropertyValue
Headwordescapaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskaˈpaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escapaban” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.escapabancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escabeche” (#52,244), “escolástica” (#52,246), “eréctil” (#52,243). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escapaban” va en #52,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escapaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,245 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eskaˈpaβ̞ãn]. 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 escapar o de escaparse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for escapaban in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escapaban, spelled E-S-C-A-P-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de escapar o de escaparse.

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 "escapaban"?
"escapaban" is spelled E-S-C-A-P-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaˈpaβ̞ãn].
What does "escapaban" mean?
As a verb, "escapaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de escapar o de escaparse.
How do you pronounce "escapaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escapaban" is [eskaˈpaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escapaban" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escapaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list