probaba
[pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞a]
The verdict
“probaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,461 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,461
- 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 probar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-probaba · probaba · Spanish
probaba · rank #54,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,461
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH prestaría
Nearest frequency peer: prestaría (-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 “probaba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- presencié
presencié
45,542 corpus weight
- prestaría
prestaría
45,541 corpus weight
- probaba
probaba
45,540 corpus weight
- procedemos
procedemos
45,539 corpus weight
- prometas
prometas
45,537 corpus weight
- provechosa
provechosa
45,536 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “probaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | probaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “probaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
probaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,461 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for probaba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 probaba, spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de probar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de probar.
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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