preguntaba
[pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“preguntaba” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,812 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,812
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de preguntar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preguntaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #6,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “preguntaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for preguntaba is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,812 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for preguntaba, with forms such as "perguntaba", "ppreguntaba", and "pregguntaba". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "preguntas", "preguntar", "preguntan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 preguntaba, spelled P-R-E-G-U-N-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de preguntar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de preguntar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: perguntaba,ppreguntaba,pregguntaba,pregnutaba,pregunatba,pregunntaba,preguntaab,preguntabba,preguntava,preguntbaa,pregunttaba,pregutnaba,preugntaba,prgeuntaba,prreguntaba,rpeguntaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preguntaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “preguntaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-G-U-N-T-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “preguntas” - see the side-by-side comparison. preguntaba vs preguntas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.