sudaba

[suˈð̞aβ̞a]

/[suˈð̞aβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“sudaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,711 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,711
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sudar.

Key facts for sudaba
PropertyValue
Headwordsudaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suˈð̞aβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sudaba” 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). sudaba lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

sudaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,711 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [suˈð̞aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sudaba, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sudaba, spelled S-U-D-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sudar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sudar.

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 "sudaba"?
"sudaba" is spelled S-U-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈð̞aβ̞a].
What does "sudaba" mean?
As a verb, "sudaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sudar.
How do you pronounce "sudaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sudaba" is [suˈð̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sudaba" come from?
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Using “sudaba”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-D-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [suˈð̞aβ̞a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list