torturaban
[t̪oɾt̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“torturaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,726 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,726
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de torturar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-torturaban · torturaban · Spanish
torturaban · rank #78,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,726
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH torturaba
Nearest frequency peer: torturaba (-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 “torturaban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tonadas
tonadas
21,279 corpus weight
- torturaba
torturaba
21,276 corpus weight
- torturaban
torturaban
21,275 corpus weight
- tranquera
tranquera
21,273 corpus weight
- transcriben
transcriben
21,272 corpus weight
- trasmitida
trasmitida
21,270 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “torturaban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torturaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪oɾt̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #78,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “torturaban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
torturaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,726 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪oɾt̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de torturar.".
torturaban has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is torturaban, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de torturar.
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.
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