prestaba
[pɾesˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“prestaba” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,126 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #28,126
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prestar o de prestarse.
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 | prestaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾesˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prestaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prestaba is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾesˈt̪aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,126 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for prestaba, with forms such as "perstaba", "pprestaba", and "presatba". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "prestar", "prestan", "prestas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prestaba, spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prestar o de prestarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prestar o de prestarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: perstaba,pprestaba,presatba,presstaba,prestaab,prestabba,prestava,prestbaa,presttaba,pretsaba,prrestaba,prsetaba,rpestaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prestaba - 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.
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 “prestaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-S-T-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾesˈt̪aβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prestar” - see the side-by-side comparison. prestaba vs prestar
- 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.