posaba
[poˈsaβ̞a]
The verdict
“posaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,834 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,834
- 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 posar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-posaba · posaba · Spanish
posaba · rank #74,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,834
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH ponis
Nearest frequency peer: ponis (-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 “posaba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- plebiscitos
plebiscitos
25,170 corpus weight
- poi
poi
25,169 corpus weight
- ponis
ponis
25,168 corpus weight
- posaba
posaba
25,167 corpus weight
- posarse
posarse
25,166 corpus weight
- poéticamente
poéticamente
25,165 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “posaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | posaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [poˈsaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “posaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
posaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,834 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [poˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for posaba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is posaba, spelled P-O-S-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de posar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de posar.
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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