tardaba

/[t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,880

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

tardaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tardar. Pronounced [t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. Often confused with traba and tardar.

Key facts for tardaba
PropertyValue
Headwordtardaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,880
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tardaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tardaba is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,880 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for tardaba, with forms such as "atrdaba", "tadraba", and "taradba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "traba", "tardar", "tardan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tardaba, spelled T-A-R-D-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atrdaba,tadraba,taradba,tardaab,tardabba,tardava,tardbaa,tarddaba,tarrdaba,tradaba,ttardaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tardaba

Misspelling Variants of "tardaba"

atrdaba7tadraba7taradba7tardaab7tardabba8tardava7tardbaa7tarddaba8
Misspelling Variants of "tardaba"

Frequency rank: #43,880 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tardaba"?
"tardaba" is spelled T-A-R-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a].
What does "tardaba" mean?
As a verb, "tardaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tardar.
What words are commonly confused with "tardaba"?
"tardaba" is commonly confused with "traba", "tardar", "tardan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tardaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tardaba" is [t̪aɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tardaba" come from?
"tardaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.