sentaban

[sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“sentaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,552 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,552
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentar.

Key facts for sentaban
PropertyValue
Headwordsentaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sentaban” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sentaban lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sentaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,552 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 sentar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sentaban, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sentaban, spelled S-E-N-T-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "sentaban"?
"sentaban" is spelled S-E-N-T-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
What does "sentaban" mean?
As a verb, "sentaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentar.
How do you pronounce "sentaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentaban" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentaban" come from?
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Using “sentaban”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-N-T-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list