jugaba

/[xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,319

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

jugaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. Pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. It ranks #7,319 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with jugar and jugado.

Key facts for jugaba
PropertyValue
Headwordjugaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of jugaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jugaba is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,319 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jugaba, with forms such as "jguaba", "jjugaba", and "juagba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "jugar", "jugado", "jugada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is jugaba, spelled J-U-G-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jguaba,jjugaba,juagba,jugaab,jugabba,jugava,jugbaa,juggaba,ujgaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jugaba

Misspelling Variants of "jugaba"

jguaba6jjugaba7juagba6jugaab6jugabba7jugava6jugbaa6juggaba7
Misspelling Variants of "jugaba"

Frequency rank: #7,319 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jugaba"?
"jugaba" is spelled J-U-G-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a].
What does "jugaba" mean?
As a verb, "jugaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse.
What words are commonly confused with "jugaba"?
"jugaba" is commonly confused with "jugar", "jugado", "jugada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jugaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jugaba" is [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jugaba" come from?
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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.