profesaba

[pɾofeˈsaβ̞a]

/[pɾofeˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“profesaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,677 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,677
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 profesar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-profesaba · profesaba · Spanish

profesaba · rank #76,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,677
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH procesen

Nearest frequency peer: procesen (-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 “profesaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “profesaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for profesaba
PropertyValue
Headwordprofesaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾofeˈsaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “profesaba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.profesabacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “procesen” (#76,676), “promocionados” (#76,679), “probare” (#76,674). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “profesaba” va en #76,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

profesaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,677 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾofeˈsaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

profesaba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is profesaba, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de profesar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de profesar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profesaba"?
"profesaba" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾofeˈsaβ̞a].
What does "profesaba" mean?
As a verb, "profesaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de profesar.
How do you pronounce "profesaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profesaba" is [pɾofeˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profesaba" come from?
"profesaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "profesaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list