ganaba

[gaˈnaβ̞a]

/[gaˈnaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“ganaba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,974
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ganaba · ganaba · Spanish

ganaba · rank #11,974 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,974
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH franquismo

Nearest frequency peer: franquismo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ganaba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ganaba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ganaba vs ganar
67% similar
ganaba vs ganas
67% similar
ganaba vs graba
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ganaba
PropertyValue
Headwordganaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gaˈnaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,974
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ganaba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ganabacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “franquismo” (#11,973), “garaje” (#11,975), “firmeza” (#11,972). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “ganaba” va en #11,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ganaba (IPA [gaˈnaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,974 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ganaba, with forms such as "agnaba", "gaanba", and "ganaab". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ganar", "ganas", "graba", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ganaba, spelled G-A-N-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnaba
  • gaanba
  • ganaab
  • ganabba
  • ganava
  • ganbaa
  • gannaba
  • gganaba
  • gnaaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ganaba - 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.

agnaba2gaanba2ganaab2ganabba1ganava1ganbaa2gannaba1gganaba1
Edit distance from "ganaba"

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 "ganaba"?
"ganaba" is spelled G-A-N-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈnaβ̞a].
What does "ganaba" mean?
As a verb, "ganaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.
What words are commonly confused with "ganaba"?
"ganaba" is commonly confused with "ganar", "ganas", "graba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganaba" is [gaˈnaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganaba" come from?
"ganaba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ganaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

garaje#11,975Ferrer#11,971guardo#11,977estero#11,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list