finalizaba
[finaliˈsaβ̞a]
The verdict
“finalizaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,778 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,778
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de finalizar o de finalizarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | finalizaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [finaliˈsaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “finalizaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
finalizaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,778 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [finaliˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for finalizaba, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is finalizaba, spelled F-I-N-A-L-I-Z-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de finalizar o de finalizarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de finalizar o de finalizarse.
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.
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Using “finalizaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-N-A-L-I-Z-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [finaliˈsaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.