sabalero
[saβ̞aˈleɾo]
The verdict
“sabalero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,430 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,430
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que se dedica a la pesca del sábalo (pez teleósteo marino de la misma familia que la sardina).
Corpus desk
Index ES-sabalero · sabalero · Spanish
sabalero · rank #81,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,430
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH SaaS
Nearest frequency peer: SaaS (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sabalero”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- runs
runs
18,577 corpus weight
- SaaS
SaaS
18,572 corpus weight
- sabalero
sabalero
18,571 corpus weight
- sacras
sacras
18,568 corpus weight
- salieras
salieras
18,567 corpus weight
- saliesen
saliesen
18,566 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sabalero” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sabalero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saβ̞aˈleɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,430 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sabalero” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sabalero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,430 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saβ̞aˈleɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sabalero, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sabalero, spelled S-A-B-A-L-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que se dedica a la pesca del sábalo (pez teleósteo marino de la misma familia que la sardina).
- 2Hincha del club de fútbol Colón, de Santa Fe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sabalero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sabalé', sabalé' La culpa es de este pueblo sabalero Sabalé', sabalé' Que todo el mundo grite ¡dale negro! Ah eh eh ah, yo soy sabalero Ah eh eh ah, sabalero, sabalero
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sabalero", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.