sangria

/sæŋˈɡɹiːə/

//sæŋˈɡɹiːə// noun

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

The verdict

“sangria” is uncommon English (frequency #52,613 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,613
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sangria · sangria · English

sangria · rank #52,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,613
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sambo

Nearest frequency peer: Sambo (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “sangria”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sangria” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sangria
PropertyValue
Headwordsangria
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sæŋˈɡɹiːə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sangria” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Sambo” (#52,612), “Sano” (#52,614), “scavenge” (#52,615). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sangria” is #52,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sangria is uncommon English at frequency #52,613 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sangria in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish sangría, from sangre (“blood”) + -ía. The correct English form is sangria, spelled S-A-N-G-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
  2. 2
    A deep red color.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Just a perfect day / Drink sangria in the park
  2. Sipping a sangria with a girl named Julia / Hot Jamaican sand beneath our feet

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sangría, from sangre (“blood”) + -ía.

This word in other languages

sangría(Español)sangria(Français)Sangria(Deutsch)sangria(Português)

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 "sangria"?
"sangria" is spelled S-A-N-G-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/.
What does "sangria" mean?
As a noun, "sangria" means: A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
How do you pronounce "sangria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sangria" is /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sangria"?
Borrowed from Spanish sangría, from sangre (“blood”) + -ía. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list