sabes

[ˈsaβ̞es]

/[ˈsaβ̞es]/ verb

The verdict

“sabes” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#474
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de saber.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sabes · sabes · Spanish

sabes · rank #474 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #474
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH relación

Nearest frequency peer: relación (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sabes”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sabes” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sabes vs sas
60% similar
sabes vs ses
60% similar
sabes vs sae
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sabes
PropertyValue
Headwordsabes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsaβ̞es]
Letters5
Frequency rank#474
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sabes”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sabescae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “relación” (#473), “suerte” (#475), “quienes” (#472). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sabes” va en #474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sabes (IPA [ˈsaβ̞es]), averb. Corpus frequency is #474 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de saber.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabes, with forms such as "asbes", "sabbes", and "sabess". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sas", "ses", "sae", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sabes, spelled S-A-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de saber.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asbes
  • sabbes
  • sabess
  • sabse
  • saebs
  • saves
  • sbaes
  • ssabes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sabes - 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.

asbes2sabbes1sabess1sabse2saebs2saves1sbaes2ssabes1
Edit distance from "sabes"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sabes"?
"sabes" is spelled S-A-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaβ̞es].
What does "sabes" mean?
As a verb, "sabes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de saber.
What words are commonly confused with "sabes"?
"sabes" is commonly confused with "sas", "ses", "sae". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sabes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabes" is [ˈsaβ̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sabes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list