respaldaba

[respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]

/[respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“respaldaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,622 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,622
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de respaldar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-respaldaba · respaldaba · Spanish

respaldaba · rank #78,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,622
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH resolutiva

Nearest frequency peer: resolutiva (-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 “respaldaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for respaldaba
PropertyValue
Headwordrespaldaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “respaldaba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.respaldabacae 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: “resolutiva” (#78,621), “responsabilizan” (#78,623), “reservaron” (#78,620). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “respaldaba” va en #78,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

respaldaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,622 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for respaldaba in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is respaldaba, spelled R-E-S-P-A-L-D-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "respaldaba"?
"respaldaba" is spelled R-E-S-P-A-L-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a].
What does "respaldaba" mean?
As a verb, "respaldaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de respaldar.
How do you pronounce "respaldaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respaldaba" is [respal̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respaldaba" come from?
"respaldaba" 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 "respaldaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

resolutiva#78,621reservaron#78,620reponiendo#78,618repelentes#78,615

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list