ganaban

[gaˈnaβ̞ãn]

/[gaˈnaβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ganaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,667
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ganaban · ganaban · Spanish

ganaban · rank #29,667 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,667
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundas

Nearest frequency peer: fundas (-2 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 “ganaban”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ganaban” 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).

ganaban vs ganará
57% similar
ganaban vs ganada
71% similar
ganaban vs graban
71% similar

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

Key facts for ganaban
PropertyValue
Headwordganaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gaˈnaβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,667
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ganaban”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ganabancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fundas” (#29,665), “gastronómico” (#29,669), “funciono” (#29,664). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “ganaban” va en #29,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ganaban (IPA [gaˈnaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,667 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ganaban, with forms such as "agnaban", "gaanban", and "ganaabn". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ganará", "ganada", "graban", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ganaban, spelled G-A-N-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnaban
  • gaanban
  • ganaabn
  • ganabann
  • ganabban
  • ganabna
  • ganavan
  • ganbaan
  • gannaban
  • gganaban
  • gnaaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnaban2gaanban2ganaabn2ganabann1ganabban1ganabna2ganavan1ganbaan2
Edit distance from "ganaban"

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 "ganaban"?
"ganaban" is spelled G-A-N-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈnaβ̞ãn].
What does "ganaban" mean?
As a verb, "ganaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar.
What words are commonly confused with "ganaban"?
"ganaban" is commonly confused with "ganará", "ganada", "graban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganaban" is [gaˈnaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganaban" come from?
"ganaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eulalia#29,646impidan#29,689estirpe#29,644lanzaba#29,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

guerreras11 variantsHimalaya11 variantsexigidos11 variantsexcluida11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list