inundaba

[inũn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]

/[inũn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“inundaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,669 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,669
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 inundar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inundaba · inundaba · Spanish

inundaba · rank #68,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,669
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH intuía

Nearest frequency peer: intuía (-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 “inundaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inundaba
PropertyValue
Headwordinundaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[inũn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inundaba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).inundabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “intuía” (#68,668), “intrínsecos” (#68,667), “inviabilidad” (#68,671). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inundaba” va en #68,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inundaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,669 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [inũn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

inundaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is inundaba, spelled I-N-U-N-D-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inundaba", 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