hallaban

[aˈʝaβ̞ãn]

/[aˈʝaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“hallaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,074
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
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 hallar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hallaban · hallaban · Spanish

hallaban · rank #26,074 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,074
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hawaii

Nearest frequency peer: Hawaii (+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 “hallaban”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hallaban” 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).

hallaban vs hallan
75% similar
hallaban vs hallada
75% similar
hallaban vs hallará
63% similar

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

Key facts for hallaban
PropertyValue
Headwordhallaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈʝaβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,074
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hallaban”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Hawaii” (#26,075), “habitar” (#26,072), “hebreos” (#26,076). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hallaban” va en #26,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hallaban (IPA [aˈʝaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,074 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de hallar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hallaban, with forms such as "ahllaban", "halaban", and "halalban". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "hallan", "hallada", "hallará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hallaban, spelled H-A-L-L-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahllaban
  • halaban
  • halalban
  • hallaabn
  • hallabann
  • hallabban
  • hallabna
  • hallavan
  • hallbaan
  • hhallaban
  • hlalaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hallaban - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahllaban2halaban1halalban2hallaabn2hallabann1hallabban1hallabna2hallavan1
Edit distance from "hallaban"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list