olvidaba

/[olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,917

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

olvidaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a]. Often confused with olvidar and olvidan.

Key facts for olvidaba
PropertyValue
Headwordolvidaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,917
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for olvidaba is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,917 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for olvidaba, with forms such as "lovidaba", "olbidaba", and "olivdaba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "olvidar", "olvidan", "olvidas", 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 olvidaba, spelled O-L-V-I-D-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 olvidar o de olvidarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lovidaba,olbidaba,olivdaba,ollvidaba,olvdiaba,olviadba,olvidaab,olvidabba,olvidava,olvidbaa,olviddaba,olvvidaba,ovlidaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for olvidaba

Misspelling Variants of "olvidaba"

lovidaba8olbidaba8olivdaba8ollvidaba9olvdiaba8olviadba8olvidaab8olvidabba9
Misspelling Variants of "olvidaba"

Frequency rank: #15,917 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "olvidaba"?
"olvidaba" is spelled O-L-V-I-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a].
What does "olvidaba" mean?
As a verb, "olvidaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.
What words are commonly confused with "olvidaba"?
"olvidaba" is commonly confused with "olvidar", "olvidan", "olvidas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "olvidaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olvidaba" is [olβ̞iˈð̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olvidaba" come from?
"olvidaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.