rondaban

[rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]

/[rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“rondaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,654 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,654
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 rondar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rondaban · rondaban · Spanish

rondaban · rank #77,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,654
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH romanización

Nearest frequency peer: romanización (-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 “rondaban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rondaban
PropertyValue
Headwordrondaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rondaban” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rondabancae 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: “romanización” (#77,653), “roundup” (#77,656), “robarán” (#77,651). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rondaban” va en #77,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rondaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,654 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 rondar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rondaban, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 rondaban, spelled R-O-N-D-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "rondaban"?
"rondaban" is spelled R-O-N-D-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn].
What does "rondaban" mean?
As a verb, "rondaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rondar.
How do you pronounce "rondaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rondaban" is [rõn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list