# somber

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɑmbɚ/ · frequency rank #27,291

## Definitions
1. US standard spelling of sombre.

## Easily confused with
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-some)
- **Somme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-somme)
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-summer)
- **sooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sooner)
- **Sumner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sumner)
- **sombre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sombre)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sumter)
- **Sommer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sommer)
- **sorbet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sorbet)
- **sombrero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sombrero)
- **sober** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sober-vs-somber)
- **saber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saber-vs-somber)
- **soccer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soccer-vs-somber)
- **simmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simmer-vs-somber)
- **solder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solder-vs-somber)
- **solver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solver-vs-somber)
- **Sameer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sameer-vs-somber)
- **Sauber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauber-vs-somber)
- **slumber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slumber-vs-somber)

## Common misspellings (8)
`osmber`, `smober`, `sobmer`, `sombber`, `somberr`, `somebr`, `sommber`, `ssomber`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/somber