sobar
[soˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“sobar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,881 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,881
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presionar o manipular algo para suavizarlo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sobar · sobar · Spanish
sobar · rank #97,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,881
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH sobrepuso
Nearest frequency peer: sobrepuso (+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 “sobar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- sináptica
sináptica
2,124 corpus weight
- sisto
sisto
2,123 corpus weight
- slap
slap
2,122 corpus weight
- sobar
sobar
2,120 corpus weight
- sobrepuso
sobrepuso
2,119 corpus weight
- solidifica
solidifica
2,117 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sobar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [soˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,881 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sobar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sobar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,881 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [soˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sobar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sobar, spelled S-O-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Presionar o manipular algo para suavizarlo.
- 2Golpear en repetidas ocasiones para castigar.
- 3Dar una masaje a alguien.
- 4Vencer en un pugilato.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sobar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mi Don Javier de la Rosa, No sea tan propasado, usté es viejo y yo soy joven y en fuerzas lo habré sobado.
Synonyms
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).