especificaba

[espesifiˈkaβ̞a]

/[espesifiˈkaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“especificaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,247 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,247
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-especificaba · especificaba · Spanish

especificaba · rank #70,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,247
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esfuercen

Nearest frequency peer: esfuercen (-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 “especificaba”

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 “especificaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for especificaba
PropertyValue
Headwordespecificaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espesifiˈkaβ̞a]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “especificaba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).especificabacae 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: “esfuercen” (#70,245), “espinos” (#70,249), “escurridizo” (#70,244). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “especificaba” va en #70,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

especificaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,247 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [espesifiˈkaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

especificaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is especificaba, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "especificaba"?
"especificaba" is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [espesifiˈkaβ̞a].
What does "especificaba" mean?
As a verb, "especificaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de especificar.
How do you pronounce "especificaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "especificaba" is [espesifiˈkaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list