hinchaba

[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]

/[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“hinchaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,672 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,672
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de hinchar o de hincharse.

Key facts for hinchaba
PropertyValue
Headwordhinchaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hinchaba” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hinchaba lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinchaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,672 among 15,034 “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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Using “hinchaba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-N-C-H-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list