nadaba
[naˈð̞aβ̞a]
The verdict
“nadaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,139 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,139
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,151
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de nadar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nadaba · nadaba · Spanish
nadaba · rank #67,139 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,139
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,151
- PHOTO-FINISH míseros
Nearest frequency peer: míseros (-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 “nadaba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- míseros
míseros
32,863 corpus weight
- nadaba
nadaba
32,862 corpus weight
- nadó
nadó
32,861 corpus weight
- naturalizad…
naturalizados
32,860 corpus weight
- navegaron
navegaron
32,859 corpus weight
- neozelandes…
neozelandeses
32,858 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “nadaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nadaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [naˈð̞aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “nadaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
nadaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,139 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [naˈð̞aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nadaba in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is nadaba, spelled N-A-D-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de nadar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de nadar.
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.
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