jactaba

[xakˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[xakˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“jactaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,532 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,532
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-jactaba · jactaba · Spanish

jactaba · rank #69,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,532
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jadue

Nearest frequency peer: Jadue (+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 “jactaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jactaba
PropertyValue
Headwordjactaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xakˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jactaba” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Jadue” (#69,533), “Jammu” (#69,534), “irreductible” (#69,528). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jactaba” va en #69,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jactaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,532 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [xakˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jactaba in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is jactaba, spelled J-A-C-T-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "jactaba"?
"jactaba" is spelled J-A-C-T-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xakˈt̪aβ̞a].
What does "jactaba" mean?
As a verb, "jactaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jactar o de jactarse.
How do you pronounce "jactaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jactaba" is [xakˈt̪aβ̞a]. 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 "jactaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list