pisaba

[piˈsaβ̞a]

/[piˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“pisaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,828 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,828
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-pisaba · pisaba · Spanish

pisaba · rank #61,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,828
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pitando

Nearest frequency peer: pitando (+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 “pisaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pisaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pisaba
PropertyValue
Headwordpisaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[piˈsaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pisaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pisabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pitando” (#61,829), “pingo” (#61,826), “planifican” (#61,830). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pisaba” va en #61,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pisaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,828 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [piˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pisaba, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 pisaba, spelled P-I-S-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "pisaba"?
"pisaba" is spelled P-I-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈsaβ̞a].
What does "pisaba" mean?
As a verb, "pisaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pisar.
How do you pronounce "pisaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pisaba" is [piˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pisaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list