saqueaban

[sakeˈaβ̞ãn]

/[sakeˈaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“saqueaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,288 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,288
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” 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 saquear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-saqueaban · saqueaban · Spanish

saqueaban · rank #88,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,288
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sanches

Nearest frequency peer: Sanches (-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 “saqueaban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for saqueaban
PropertyValue
Headwordsaqueaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sakeˈaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “saqueaban” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Sanches” (#88,287), “sarga” (#88,289), “sartorius” (#88,290). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “saqueaban” va en #88,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

saqueaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,288 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sakeˈaβ̞ãn]. 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 saquear.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for saqueaban, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is saqueaban, spelled S-A-Q-U-E-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saqueaban", 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