tomábamos

[t̪oˈmaβ̞amos]

/[t̪oˈmaβ̞amos]/ verb

The verdict

“tomábamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,270 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,270
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tomabamos · tomábamos · Spanish

tomábamos · rank #55,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,270
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tipificado

Nearest frequency peer: tipificado (-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 “tomábamos”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tomábamos
PropertyValue
Headwordtomábamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪oˈmaβ̞amos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tomábamos” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tomábamoscae 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: “tipificado” (#55,269), “tila” (#55,268), “topónimo” (#55,273). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tomábamos” va en #55,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tomábamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,270 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪oˈmaβ̞amos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tomábamos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 tomábamos, spelled T-O-M-Á-B-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

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 "tomábamos"?
"tomábamos" is spelled T-O-M-Á-B-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈmaβ̞amos].
What does "tomábamos" mean?
As a verb, "tomábamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.
How do you pronounce "tomábamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomábamos" is [t̪oˈmaβ̞amos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomábamos" come from?
"tomábamos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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