juraban

[xuˈɾaβ̞ãn]

/[xuˈɾaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“juraban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,401 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,401
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-juraban · juraban · Spanish

juraban · rank #77,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,401
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krebs

Nearest frequency peer: Krebs (+3 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 “juraban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for juraban
PropertyValue
Headwordjuraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xuˈɾaβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “juraban” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jurabancae 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: “Krebs” (#77,404), “jerónimos” (#77,397), “jerárquicamente” (#77,396). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “juraban” va en #77,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

juraban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,401 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [xuˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for juraban in our 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 juraban, spelled J-U-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar.

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 "juraban"?
"juraban" is spelled J-U-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [xuˈɾaβ̞ãn].
What does "juraban" mean?
As a verb, "juraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar.
How do you pronounce "juraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juraban" is [xuˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juraban" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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