sibarita
[siβ̞aˈɾit̪a]
The verdict
“sibarita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,253 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,253
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de de la ciudad italiana de Síbaris.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sibarita · sibarita · Spanish
sibarita · rank #87,253 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,253
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH signada
Nearest frequency peer: signada (+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 “sibarita”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- serve
serve
12,753 corpus weight
- sibarita
sibarita
12,748 corpus weight
- signada
signada
12,747 corpus weight
- siliconas
siliconas
12,746 corpus weight
- simbolizada
simbolizada
12,745 corpus weight
- sinópticos
sinópticos
12,744 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sibarita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sibarita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [siβ̞aˈɾit̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sibarita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sibarita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,253 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [siβ̞aˈɾit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sibarita in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sibarita, spelled S-I-B-A-R-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Originario, relativo a, o propio de de la ciudad italiana de Síbaris.
- 2Dicho de una persona que procura para sí la mejor comodidad y refinamiento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sibarita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuenta la leyenda que un sibarita, estando en la ciudad de Esparta y viendo la comida tan austera que tomaban los pobladores dijo: "Ahora entiendo la razón por la cual estiman tan poco su vida", refiriéndose a la inexistencia de placeres en la vida de los espartanos.
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.
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