esperaba

/[espeˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,209

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

esperaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse. Pronounced [espeˈɾaβ̞a]. It ranks #2,209 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with esperar and esperan.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of esperaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for esperaba is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espeˈɾaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,209 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for esperaba, with forms such as "epseraba", "esepraba", and "espearba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "esperar", "esperan", "esperas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is esperaba, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for esperaba

Misspelling Variants of "esperaba"

epseraba8esepraba8espearba8esperaab8esperabba9esperava8esperbaa8esperraba9
Misspelling Variants of "esperaba"

Frequency rank: #2,209 in Spanish

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?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.