firmaba
[fiɾˈmaβ̞a]
The verdict
“firmaba” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,217 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #32,217
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de firmar o de firmarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | firmaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fiɾˈmaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “firmaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for firmaba is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiɾˈmaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,217 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for firmaba, with forms such as "ffirmaba", "fimraba", and "firamba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "firmas", "firmar", "fumaba", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is firmaba, spelled F-I-R-M-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de firmar o de firmarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de firmar o de firmarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffirmaba,fimraba,firamba,firmaab,firmabba,firmava,firmbaa,firmmaba,firrmaba,frimaba,ifrmaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of firmaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “firmaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-R-M-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fiɾˈmaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “firmas” - see the side-by-side comparison. firmaba vs firmas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.