ibas

[ˈiβ̞as]

/[ˈiβ̞as]/ verb

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The verdict

“ibas” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,129
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ir o de irse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ibas · ibas · Spanish

ibas · rank #8,129 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,129
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH hábito

Nearest frequency peer: hábito (-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 “ibas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ibas” 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).

ibas vs is
50% similar
ibas vs ira
50% similar
ibas vs ida
50% similar

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

Key facts for ibas
PropertyValue
Headwordibas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈiβ̞as]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,129
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ibas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ibascae 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 “hábito” (#8,128), “imprimir” (#8,130), “hot” (#8,127). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ibas” va en #8,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ibas (IPA [ˈiβ̞as]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,129 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ir o de irse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ibas, with forms such as "iabs", "ibass", and "ibbas". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "ira", "ida", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ibas, spelled I-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ir o de irse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iabs
  • ibass
  • ibbas
  • ibsa
  • ivas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iabs2ibass1ibbas1ibsa2ivas1
Edit distance from "ibas"

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 "ibas"?
"ibas" is spelled I-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiβ̞as].
What does "ibas" mean?
As a verb, "ibas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ir o de irse.
What words are commonly confused with "ibas"?
"ibas" is commonly confused with "is", "ira", "ida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ibas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ibas" is [ˈiβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ibas" come from?
"ibas" 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 "ibas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lean#8,135gold#8,122LGBT#8,137face#8,118

Similar misspelling depth

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

mago5 variantsnote5 variantspino5 variantsRita5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list