fomentaba
[fomẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“fomentaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,589 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,589
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fomentar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fomentaba · fomentaba · Spanish
fomentaba · rank #68,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,589
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH follas
Nearest frequency peer: follas (-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 “fomentaba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- filtren
filtren
31,416 corpus weight
- fiordo
fiordo
31,415 corpus weight
- fluorescenc…
fluorescencia
31,414 corpus weight
- follas
follas
31,413 corpus weight
- fomentaba
fomentaba
31,412 corpus weight
- fortalecier…
fortalecieron
31,409 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fomentaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fomentaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fomẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fomentaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fomentaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,589 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fomẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fomentaba has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is fomentaba, spelled F-O-M-E-N-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fomentar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fomentar.
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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