sospechaban

[sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]

/[sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“sospechaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,402 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,402
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 sospechar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sospechaban · sospechaban · Spanish

sospechaban · rank #57,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,402
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorprenderán

Nearest frequency peer: sorprenderán (-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 “sospechaban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sospechaban
PropertyValue
Headwordsospechaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sospechaban” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sospechabancae 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: “sorprenderán” (#57,401), “soportaría” (#57,400), “soportados” (#57,399). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sospechaban” va en #57,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sospechaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,402 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. 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 sospechar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sospechaban in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sospechaban, spelled S-O-S-P-E-C-H-A-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "sospechaban"?
"sospechaban" is spelled S-O-S-P-E-C-H-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn].
What does "sospechaban" mean?
As a verb, "sospechaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sospechar.
How do you pronounce "sospechaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sospechaban" is [sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. 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 "sospechaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list