susurraba

[susuˈraβ̞a]

/[susuˈraβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“susurraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,799 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,799
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de susurrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-susurraba · susurraba · Spanish

susurraba · rank #76,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,799
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sustentadas

Nearest frequency peer: sustentadas (-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 “susurraba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for susurraba
PropertyValue
Headwordsusurraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[susuˈraβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “susurraba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).susurrabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sustentadas” (#76,798), “suplican” (#76,796), “supervisará” (#76,795). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “susurraba” va en #76,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

susurraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,799 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [susuˈraβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

susurraba has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is susurraba, spelled S-U-S-U-R-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

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 "susurraba"?
"susurraba" is spelled S-U-S-U-R-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [susuˈraβ̞a].
What does "susurraba" mean?
As a verb, "susurraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de susurrar.
How do you pronounce "susurraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "susurraba" is [susuˈraβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "susurraba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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