sombrero
som·bre·ro/səmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/noun
sombrero is spelled S-O-M-B-R-E-R-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables (som·bre·ro). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Sombrero, the name). As a noun, sombrero means “A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sombrero is sombreros.
How many letters and syllables are in sombrero?
| Letters | 8: S-O-M-B-R-E-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: som·bre·ro |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sombrero?
Sombrero appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Sombrero, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sombrero?
- UK /səmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ/
- UK /sɒmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ/
- US /səmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/
Sombrero has 3 syllables, split som·bre·ro in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sombrero.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sombrero?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sombrero from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sombrero
- sombreros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sombrero mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
- 2
A mixed drink with coffee liqueur and cream.
- 3
A series of four consecutive strikes.
- 4
obsoleteAn umbrella.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sombrero in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sombréro |
| German | Sombrero |
| Portuguese | sombreiro |
| Spanish | sombrero mexicano, sombrero de charro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sombrero come from?
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero (“hat”), from sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -ero, literally, "shade-maker". The drink was named after the hat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).