sarnoso

[saɾˈnoso]

/[saɾˈnoso]/ adj

The verdict

“sarnoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,429 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,429
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que padece la enfermedad de la sarna

Corpus desk

Index ES-sarnoso · sarnoso · Spanish

sarnoso · rank #92,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,429
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sarao

Nearest frequency peer: sarao (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sarnoso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sarnoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sarnoso
PropertyValue
Headwordsarnoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[saɾˈnoso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sarnoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sarnosocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sarao” (#92,428), “sazonado” (#92,431), “Schiavi” (#92,433). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sarnoso” va en #92,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sarnoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,429 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [saɾˈnoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que padece la enfermedad de la sarna".

No misspelling variants are generated for sarnoso in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sarnoso, spelled S-A-R-N-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que padece la enfermedad de la sarna

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 "sarnoso"?
"sarnoso" is spelled S-A-R-N-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saɾˈnoso].
What does "sarnoso" mean?
As an adjective, "sarnoso" means: que padece la enfermedad de la sarna
How do you pronounce "sarnoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarnoso" is [saɾˈnoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarnoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list