estimaban

[est̪iˈmaβ̞ãn]

/[est̪iˈmaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“estimaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,977 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,977
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 estimar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estimaban · estimaban · Spanish

estimaban · rank #80,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,977
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estilizados

Nearest frequency peer: estilizados (-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 “estimaban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estimaban
PropertyValue
Headwordestimaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[est̪iˈmaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estimaban” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).estimabancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “estilizados” (#80,976), “estratagemas” (#80,978), “etiqueten” (#80,979). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estimaban” va en #80,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estimaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,977 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [est̪iˈmaβ̞ãn]. 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 estimar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estimaban, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is estimaban, spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estimaban", 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