gastaban
[gasˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“gastaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,193 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,193
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
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 gastar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gastaban · gastaban · Spanish
gastaban · rank #66,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,193
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH ganaríamos
Nearest frequency peer: ganaríamos (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gastaban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- gai
gai
33,812 corpus weight
- galvanizado
galvanizado
33,811 corpus weight
- ganaríamos
ganaríamos
33,810 corpus weight
- gastaban
gastaban
33,808 corpus weight
- genitivo
genitivo
33,805 corpus weight
- girará
girará
33,803 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gastaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gastaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [gasˈt̪aβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gastaban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gastaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,193 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [gasˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gastar.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gastaban in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 gastaban, spelled G-A-S-T-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gastar.
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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