tiraba

[t̪iˈɾaβ̞a]

/[t̪iˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“tiraba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,178
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-tiraba · tiraba · Spanish

tiraba · rank #21,178 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,178
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transexual

Nearest frequency peer: transexual (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tiraba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tiraba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tiraba vs trata
67% similar
tiraba vs tirar
67% similar
tiraba vs trama
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tiraba
PropertyValue
Headwordtiraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪iˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,178
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tiraba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tirabacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “transexual” (#21,179), “temblores” (#21,176), “transporta” (#21,180). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tiraba” va en #21,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tiraba (IPA [t̪iˈɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,178 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tiraba, with forms such as "itraba", "tiarba", and "tiraab". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trata", "tirar", "trama", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 tiraba, spelled T-I-R-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itraba
  • tiarba
  • tiraab
  • tirabba
  • tirava
  • tirbaa
  • tirraba
  • triaba
  • ttiraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tiraba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itraba2tiarba2tiraab2tirabba1tirava1tirbaa2tirraba1triaba2
Edit distance from "tiraba"

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 "tiraba"?
"tiraba" is spelled T-I-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈɾaβ̞a].
What does "tiraba" mean?
As a verb, "tiraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tirar.
What words are commonly confused with "tiraba"?
"tiraba" is commonly confused with "trata", "tirar", "trama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tiraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiraba" is [t̪iˈɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiraba" come from?
"tiraba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tiraba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

travel#21,182stream#21,171vengar#21,185vergas#21,187

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

soleado9 variantssituar9 variantsabonar9 variantsrectas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list