usaba

[uˈsaβ̞a]

/[uˈsaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“usaba” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,839
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-usaba · usaba · Spanish

usaba · rank #6,839 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,839
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH usamos

Nearest frequency peer: usamos (+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 “usaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “usaba” 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).

usaba vs USB
0% similar
usaba vs usar
60% similar
usaba vs usan
60% similar

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

Key facts for usaba
PropertyValue
Headwordusaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uˈsaβ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,839
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “usaba”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “usamos” (#6,840), “valientes” (#6,841), “tomarse” (#6,836). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “usaba” va en #6,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around usaba (IPA [uˈsaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,839 among 448 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for usaba, with forms such as "suaba", "uasba", and "usaab". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "USB", "usar", "usan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 usaba, spelled U-S-A-B-A.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • suaba
  • uasba
  • usaab
  • usabba
  • usava
  • usbaa
  • ussaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of usaba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

suaba2uasba2usaab2usabba1usava1usbaa2ussaba1
Edit distance from "usaba"

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 "usaba"?
"usaba" is spelled U-S-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈsaβ̞a].
What does "usaba" mean?
As a verb, "usaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de usar o de usarse.
What words are commonly confused with "usaba"?
"usaba" is commonly confused with "USB", "usar", "usan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "usaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usaba" is [uˈsaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usaba" come from?
"usaba" 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 "usaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verme#6,844sumar#6,833white#6,849Seguí#6,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ricas7 variantsMarte7 variantsgafas7 variantsjoyas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list