Sabrina

/səˈbɹiːnə/

//səˈbɹiːnə// name

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"sabrina" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sabrina” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,423
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A legendary Celtic princess who gave her name to the river Severn.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sabrina · Sabrina · English

Sabrina · rank #18,423 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,423
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rubin

Nearest frequency peer: Rubin (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Sabrina”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Sabrina” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

Sabrina vs sarin
57% similar
Sabrina vs salina
57% similar
Sabrina vs Sabine
71% similar

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

Key facts for Sabrina
PropertyValue
HeadwordSabrina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/səˈbɹiːnə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,423
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sabrina”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Sabrinalands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Rubin” (#18,422), “saliva” (#18,424), “Rowe” (#18,421). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sabrina” is #18,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sabrina (IPA /səˈbɹiːnə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,423 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sabrina, with forms such as "asbrina", "sabbrina", and "sabirna". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sarin", "salina", "Sabine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Sabrina, spelled S-A-B-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A legendary Celtic princess who gave her name to the river Severn.
  2. 2
    A female given name from the Celtic languages, in regular but quiet use after the release of the film Sabrina (1954).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sabrina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Among the celebrities she considers part of her zillennial cohort are Zendaya and American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asbrina
  • sabbrina
  • sabirna
  • sabrian
  • sabrinna
  • sabrnia
  • sabrrina
  • sarbina
  • sbarina
  • ssabrina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sabrina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asbrina2sabbrina1sabirna2sabrian2sabrinna1sabrnia2sabrrina1sarbina2
Edit distance from "Sabrina"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sabrina"?
"Sabrina" is spelled S-A-B-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈbɹiːnə/.
What does "Sabrina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sabrina" means: A legendary Celtic princess who gave her name to the river Severn.
What words are commonly confused with "Sabrina"?
"Sabrina" is commonly confused with "sarin", "salina", "Sabine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sabrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sabrina" is /səˈbɹiːnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sabrina" come from?
"Sabrina" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list