refugiaban

[refuˈxjaβ̞ãn]

/[refuˈxjaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“refugiaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,736 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,736
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-refugiaban · refugiaban · Spanish

refugiaban · rank #96,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,736
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH regresarás

Nearest frequency peer: regresarás (+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 “refugiaban”

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 “refugiaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for refugiaban
PropertyValue
Headwordrefugiaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[refuˈxjaβ̞ãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “refugiaban” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).refugiabancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “regresarás” (#96,737), “regresivas” (#96,738), “rehaciendo” (#96,739). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “refugiaban” va en #96,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

refugiaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,736 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [refuˈxjaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for refugiaban in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 refugiaban, spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.

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 "refugiaban"?
"refugiaban" is spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [refuˈxjaβ̞ãn].
What does "refugiaban" mean?
As a verb, "refugiaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.
How do you pronounce "refugiaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refugiaban" is [refuˈxjaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refugiaban" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list