esperaba

[espeˈɾaβ̞a]

/[espeˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“esperaba” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,209
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperaba · esperaba · Spanish

esperaba · rank #2,209 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,209
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entero

Nearest frequency peer: entero (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “esperaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperaba” 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).

esperaba vs esperar
75% similar
esperaba vs esperan
75% similar
esperaba vs esperas
75% similar

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

Key facts for esperaba
PropertyValue
Headwordesperaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espeˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,209
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperaba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.esperabacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entero” (#2,208), “excepto” (#2,210), “Enrique” (#2,207). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperaba” va en #2,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around esperaba (IPA [espeˈɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,209 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperaba, with forms such as "epseraba", "esepraba", and "espearba". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "esperar", "esperan", "esperas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is esperaba, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epseraba
  • esepraba
  • espearba
  • esperaab
  • esperabba
  • esperava
  • esperbaa
  • esperraba
  • espperaba
  • espreaba
  • essperaba
  • seperaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esperaba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epseraba2esepraba2espearba2esperaab2esperabba1esperava1esperbaa2esperraba1
Edit distance from "esperaba"

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 "esperaba"?
"esperaba" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾaβ̞a].
What does "esperaba" mean?
As a verb, "esperaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.
What words are commonly confused with "esperaba"?
"esperaba" is commonly confused with "esperar", "esperan", "esperas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperaba" is [espeˈɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperaba" come from?
"esperaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diputado#2,204licencia#2,216consejos#2,200caliente#2,196

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

filosofía12 variantsGuatemala12 variantsproteger12 variantsciviles12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list