sabio

[ˈsaβ̞jo]

/[ˈsaβ̞jo]/ noun

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The verdict

“sabio” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,007
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se aplica a la persona que posee sabiduría.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sabio · sabio · Spanish

sabio · rank #6,007 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,007
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saldrá

Nearest frequency peer: saldrá (+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 “sabio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sabio” 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).

sabio vs saco
60% similar
sabio vs salí
40% similar
sabio vs sano
60% similar

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

Key facts for sabio
PropertyValue
Headwordsabio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaβ̞jo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,007
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sabio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sabiocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “saldrá” (#6,008), “reseña” (#6,005), “salía” (#6,009). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sabio” va en #6,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sabio (IPA [ˈsaβ̞jo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,007 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Se aplica a la persona que posee sabiduría.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabio, with forms such as "asbio", "sabbio", and "saboi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "saco", "salí", "sano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sabio, spelled S-A-B-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se aplica a la persona que posee sabiduría.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sabio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. siempre le atrajo la filosofía de los sabios orientales.

This word in other languages

wise(English)sage(Français)sábio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asbio
  • sabbio
  • saboi
  • saibo
  • savio
  • sbaio
  • ssabio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asbio2sabbio1saboi2saibo2savio1sbaio2ssabio1
Edit distance from "sabio"

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 "sabio"?
"sabio" is spelled S-A-B-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaβ̞jo].
What does "sabio" mean?
As a noun, "sabio" means: Se aplica a la persona que posee sabiduría.
What words are commonly confused with "sabio"?
"sabio" is commonly confused with "saco", "salí", "sano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sabio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabio" is [ˈsaβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabio" come from?
"sabio" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

salía#6,009sucio#6,012Tokio#6,019micro#5,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

limón7 variantslenta7 variantscobra7 variantsFidel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list