fumaba
[fuˈmaβ̞a]
The verdict
“fumaba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,089
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fumar.
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 | fumaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fuˈmaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fumaba” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around fumaba (IPA [fuˈmaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,089 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fumaba, with forms such as "ffumaba", "fmuaba", and "fuamba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fumar", "fuman", "fumado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fumaba, spelled F-U-M-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fumar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fumar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffumaba
- fmuaba
- fuamba
- fumaab
- fumabba
- fumava
- fumbaa
- fummaba
- ufmaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fumaba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “fumaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-M-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fuˈmaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fumar” - see the side-by-side comparison. fumaba vs fumar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.