hinchaba

[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]

/[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“hinchaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,672 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,672
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-hinchaba · hinchaba · Spanish

hinchaba · rank #99,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,672
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH highlight

Nearest frequency peer: highlight (-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 “hinchaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hinchaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinchaba
PropertyValue
Headwordhinchaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hinchaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hinchabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “highlight” (#99,670), “histológico” (#99,674), “hojeando” (#99,675). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hinchaba” va en #99,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinchaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,672 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinchaba, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hinchaba, spelled H-I-N-C-H-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "hinchaba"?
"hinchaba" is spelled H-I-N-C-H-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a].
What does "hinchaba" mean?
As a verb, "hinchaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de hinchar o de hincharse.
How do you pronounce "hinchaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinchaba" is [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinchaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list