pensábamos

[pẽnˈsaβ̞amos]

/[pẽnˈsaβ̞amos]/ verb

The verdict

“pensábamos” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,102
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pensar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pensabamos · pensábamos · Spanish

pensábamos · rank #21,102 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,102
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perdamos

Nearest frequency peer: perdamos (+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 “pensábamos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pensábamos” 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).

pensábamos vs pensamos
80% similar
pensábamos vs pensabas
70% similar
pensábamos vs pasábamos
80% similar

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

Key facts for pensábamos
PropertyValue
Headwordpensábamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pẽnˈsaβ̞amos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,102
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pensábamos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pensábamoscae 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 “perdamos” (#21,103), “pasividad” (#21,100), “perico” (#21,104). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pensábamos” va en #21,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around pensábamos (IPA [pẽnˈsaβ̞amos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,102 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pensar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for pensábamos, with forms such as "epnsábamos", "pennsábamos", and "pensbáamos". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pensamos", "pensabas", "pasábamos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pensábamos, spelled P-E-N-S-Á-B-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pensar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnsábamos
  • pennsábamos
  • pensbáamos
  • penssábamos
  • pensáabmos
  • pensábammos
  • pensábamoss
  • pensábamso
  • pensábaoms
  • pensábbamos
  • pensábmaos
  • pensávamos
  • penásbamos
  • pesnábamos
  • pnesábamos
  • ppensábamos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pensábamos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epnsábamos2pennsábamos1pensbáamos2penssábamos1pensáabmos2pensábammos1pensábamoss1pensábamso2
Edit distance from "pensábamos"

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 "pensábamos"?
"pensábamos" is spelled P-E-N-S-Á-B-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽnˈsaβ̞amos].
What does "pensábamos" mean?
As a verb, "pensábamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pensar.
What words are commonly confused with "pensábamos"?
"pensábamos" is commonly confused with "pensamos", "pensabas", "pasábamos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pensábamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pensábamos" is [pẽnˈsaβ̞amos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pensábamos" come from?
"pensábamos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pensábamos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list