sembrar

[sẽmˈbɾaɾ]

/[sẽmˈbɾaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“sembrar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,490
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sembrar · sembrar · Spanish

sembrar · rank #11,490 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,490
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanitarias

Nearest frequency peer: sanitarias (-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 “sembrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sembrar” 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).

sembrar vs sombra
71% similar
sembrar vs sembró
71% similar
sembrar vs sombras
71% similar

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

Key facts for sembrar
PropertyValue
Headwordsembrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽmˈbɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,490
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sembrar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sembrarcae 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 “sanitarias” (#11,489), “sucursal” (#11,492), “suenan” (#11,493). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sembrar” va en #11,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sembrar (IPA [sẽmˈbɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,490 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sembrar, with forms such as "cembrar", "esmbrar", and "sebmrar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "sombra", "sembró", "sombras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sembrar, spelled S-E-M-B-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan.
  2. 2
    Esparcir algo.
  3. 3
    Iniciar algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. sembrar maíz.
  2. sembrar el miedo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cembrar
  • esmbrar
  • sebmrar
  • sembarr
  • sembbrar
  • sembrarr
  • sembrra
  • sembrrar
  • semmbrar
  • semrbar
  • semvrar
  • smebrar
  • ssembrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cembrar1esmbrar2sebmrar2sembarr2sembbrar1sembrarr1sembrra2sembrrar1
Edit distance from "sembrar"

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 "sembrar"?
"sembrar" is spelled S-E-M-B-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽmˈbɾaɾ].
What does "sembrar" mean?
As a verb, "sembrar" means: Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan.
What words are commonly confused with "sembrar"?
"sembrar" is commonly confused with "sombra", "sembró", "sombras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sembrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sembrar" is [sẽmˈbɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sembrar" come from?
"sembrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list