probaste

/[pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,827

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

probaste is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de probar. Pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e]. Often confused with probable and probarse.

Key facts for probaste
PropertyValue
Headwordprobaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,827
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of probaste in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for probaste is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,827 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de probar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for probaste, with forms such as "porbaste", "pprobaste", and "prboaste". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "probable", "probarse", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is probaste, spelled P-R-O-B-A-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de probar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbaste,pprobaste,prboaste,proabste,probaset,probasste,probastte,probatse,probbaste,probsate,provaste,prrobaste,rpobaste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for probaste

Misspelling Variants of "probaste"

porbaste8pprobaste9prboaste8proabste8probaset8probasste9probastte9probatse8
Misspelling Variants of "probaste"

Frequency rank: #32,827 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "probaste"?
"probaste" is spelled P-R-O-B-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e].
What does "probaste" mean?
As a verb, "probaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de probar.
What words are commonly confused with "probaste"?
"probaste" is commonly confused with "probable", "probarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probaste" is [pɾoˈβ̞ast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probaste" come from?
"probaste" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.