llenaban

[ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]

/[ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“llenaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,695
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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 llenar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llenaban · llenaban · Spanish

llenaban · rank #37,695 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,695
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH llamemos

Nearest frequency peer: llamemos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “llenaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “llenaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

llenaban vs llenan
75% similar
llenaban vs llevaba
75% similar
llenaban vs llenará
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for llenaban
PropertyValue
Headwordllenaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,695
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “llenaban”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.llenabancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “llamemos” (#37,694), “llenará” (#37,696), “lirios” (#37,693). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llenaban” va en #37,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around llenaban (IPA [ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,695 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for llenaban, with forms such as "lelnaban", "lenaban", and "lleanban". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "llenan", "llevaba", "llenará", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is llenaban, spelled L-L-E-N-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lelnaban
  • lenaban
  • lleanban
  • llenaabn
  • llenabann
  • llenabban
  • llenabna
  • llenavan
  • llenbaan
  • llennaban
  • llneaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llenaban - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lelnaban2lenaban1lleanban2llenaabn2llenabann1llenabban1llenabna2llenavan1
Edit distance from "llenaban"

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 "llenaban"?
"llenaban" is spelled L-L-E-N-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn].
What does "llenaban" mean?
As a verb, "llenaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar.
What words are commonly confused with "llenaban"?
"llenaban" is commonly confused with "llenan", "llevaba", "llenará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llenaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llenaban" is [ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llenaban" come from?
"llenaban" 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 "llenaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list