# sombrero

> English word · Noun · IPA /səmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #49,060

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero (“hat”), from sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -ero, literally, "shade-maker". The drink was named after the hat.

## Easily confused with
- **somber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sombrero)
- **sombre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sombre-vs-sombrero)

## Common misspellings (12)
`osmbrero`, `smobrero`, `sobmrero`, `sombbrero`, `somberro`, `sombreor`, `sombrerro`, `sombrreo`, `sombrrero`, `sommbrero`, `somrbero`, `ssombrero`

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