pesaba

[peˈsaβ̞a]

/[peˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“pesaba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,106
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pesar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pesaba · pesaba · Spanish

pesaba · rank #21,106 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,106
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perjudicado

Nearest frequency peer: perjudicado (-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 “pesaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pesaba” 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).

pesaba vs pesar
67% similar
pesaba vs pesca
67% similar
pesaba vs pesan
67% similar

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

Key facts for pesaba
PropertyValue
Headwordpesaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peˈsaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,106
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pesaba”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perjudicado” (#21,105), “pintas” (#21,107), “perico” (#21,104). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pesaba” va en #21,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pesaba (IPA [peˈsaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,106 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesaba, with forms such as "epsaba", "peasba", and "pesaab". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pesar", "pesca", "pesan", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pesaba, spelled P-E-S-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pesar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pesar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsaba
  • peasba
  • pesaab
  • pesabba
  • pesava
  • pesbaa
  • pessaba
  • ppesaba
  • pseaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pesaba - 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.

epsaba2peasba2pesaab2pesabba1pesava1pesbaa2pessaba1ppesaba1
Edit distance from "pesaba"

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 "pesaba"?
"pesaba" is spelled P-E-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈsaβ̞a].
What does "pesaba" mean?
As a verb, "pesaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pesar.
What words are commonly confused with "pesaba"?
"pesaba" is commonly confused with "pesar", "pesca", "pesan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesaba" is [peˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesaba" come from?
"pesaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list