sober

/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/

//ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)// adj

The verdict

“sober” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,249 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,249
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sobrio

Corpus desk

Index ES-sober · sober · Spanish

sober · rank #86,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,249
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobornando

Nearest frequency peer: sobornando (+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 “sober”

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 “sober” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sober
PropertyValue
Headwordsober
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sober” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sobercae 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: “sobornando” (#86,250), “sobrecogedora” (#86,251), “sodomitas” (#86,252). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sober” va en #86,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sober is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,249 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sobrio".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sober, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sober, spelled S-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobrio

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 "sober"?
"sober" is spelled S-O-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/.
What does "sober" mean?
As an adjective, "sober" means: Sobrio
How do you pronounce "sober"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sober" is /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sober" come from?
"sober" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list