rodaba
[roˈð̞aβ̞a]
The verdict
“rodaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,491 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,491
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rodar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rodaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [roˈð̞aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rodaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rodaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,491 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [roˈð̞aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rodaba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is rodaba, spelled R-O-D-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rodar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rodar.
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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Using “rodaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-D-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [roˈð̞aβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.