sabotaje

[saβ̞oˈt̪axe]

/[saβ̞oˈt̪axe]/ noun

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The verdict

“sabotaje” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,379. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,379
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de sabotear; daño, obstrucción, avería o perjuicio causado contra alguna institución o agrupación como forma de lucha, resistencia o rechazo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sabotaje · sabotaje · Spanish

sabotaje · rank #18,379 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,379
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH retablo

Nearest frequency peer: retablo (-2 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 “sabotaje”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sabotaje” 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
Key facts for sabotaje
PropertyValue
Headwordsabotaje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saβ̞oˈt̪axe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,379
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sabotaje”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “retablo” (#18,377), “saqueos” (#18,381), “ren” (#18,376). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sabotaje” va en #18,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sabotaje (IPA [saβ̞oˈt̪axe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,379 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabotaje, with forms such as "asbotaje", "sabbotaje", and "saboatje". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sabotaje, spelled S-A-B-O-T-A-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de sabotear; daño, obstrucción, avería o perjuicio causado contra alguna institución o agrupación como forma de lucha, resistencia o rechazo.
  2. 2
    Acto delictivo de violencia cometido contra una instalación industrial o negociación mercantil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Una de las mayores dificultades que la República de los Soviets ha tenido que vencer ha sido la resistencia pasiva, el sabotaje, realizado al principio en contra de ella por los antiguos maestros y profesores.
  2. Entre sus delitos, figuraba incluso el sabotaje a la producción, valiéndose de métodos tan salvajes como mezclar la harina y la mantequilla con vidrio y clavos para envenenar a los consumidores.

Synonyms

saboteo

This word in other languages

sabotage(English)sabotage(Français)Sabotage(Deutsch)sabotagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asbotaje
  • sabbotaje
  • saboatje
  • sabotaej
  • sabotajje
  • sabotjae
  • sabottaje
  • sabtoaje
  • saobtaje
  • savotaje
  • sbaotaje
  • ssabotaje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asbotaje2sabbotaje1saboatje2sabotaej2sabotajje1sabotjae2sabottaje1sabtoaje2
Edit distance from "sabotaje"

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 "sabotaje"?
"sabotaje" is spelled S-A-B-O-T-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [saβ̞oˈt̪axe].
What does "sabotaje" mean?
As a noun, "sabotaje" means: Acción o efecto de sabotear; daño, obstrucción, avería o perjuicio causado contra alguna institución o agrupación como forma de lucha, resistencia o rechazo.
What are common misspellings of "sabotaje"?
Common misspellings include "asbotaje", "sabbotaje", "saboatje", "sabotaej", "sabotajje". The correct spelling is "sabotaje".
How do you pronounce "sabotaje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabotaje" is [saβ̞oˈt̪axe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabotaje" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

teclados12 variantspreviene12 variantsverifica12 variantsOlivares12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list