sabe
[ˈsaβ̞e]
The verdict
“sabe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #357
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saber.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sabe · sabe · Spanish
sabe · rank #357 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #357
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH razón
Nearest frequency peer: razón (-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 “sabe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- países
países
99,647 corpus weight
- quién
quién
99,646 corpus weight
- razón
razón
99,645 corpus weight
- sabe
sabe
99,644 corpus weight
- todavía
todavía
99,643 corpus weight
- amigo
amigo
99,642 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sabe” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sabe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈsaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sabe” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around sabe (IPA [ˈsaβ̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #357 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabe, with forms such as "asbe", "sabbe", and "saeb". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "se", "sal", "sam", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sabe, spelled S-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saber.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de saber.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asbe
- sabbe
- saeb
- sbae
- ssabe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sabe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 September 3, 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 "sabe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "sabe". Here's where to go from here.
- "sabe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "se". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #357 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.