instalaba

[ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a]

/[ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“instalaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,328 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,328
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-instalaba · instalaba · Spanish

instalaba · rank #78,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH instituye

Nearest frequency peer: instituye (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “instalaba”

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 “instalaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for instalaba
PropertyValue
Headwordinstalaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “instalaba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).instalabacae 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: “instituye” (#78,329), “interactuamos” (#78,330), “indomables” (#78,325). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “instalaba” va en #78,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

instalaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,328 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

instalaba has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is instalaba, spelled I-N-S-T-A-L-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "instalaba"?
"instalaba" is spelled I-N-S-T-A-L-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a].
What does "instalaba" mean?
As a verb, "instalaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de instalar.
How do you pronounce "instalaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instalaba" is [ĩnst̪aˈlaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instalaba" come from?
"instalaba" 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 "instalaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list