sobornar

/[soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,163

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

sobornar is aSpanishverb. It means: Entregar regalos o dinero a alguien para obtener a cambio favores objetables. Pronounced [soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]. Often confused with soborno and soportar.

Key facts for sobornar
PropertyValue
Headwordsobornar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,163
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sobornar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sobornar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,163 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for sobornar, with forms such as "osbornar", "sboornar", and "sobbornar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "soborno", "soportar", "sobornos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sobornar, spelled S-O-B-O-R-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entregar regalos o dinero a alguien para obtener a cambio favores objetables.
  2. 2
    Dar dinero a una autoridad (policía, juez) con la finalidad de evadir una sanción penal por una falta o delito cometido.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osbornar,sboornar,sobbornar,sobonrar,soboranr,sobornarr,sobornnar,sobornra,soborrnar,sobronar,soobrnar,sovornar,ssobornar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sobornar

Misspelling Variants of "sobornar"

osbornar8sboornar8sobbornar9sobonrar8soboranr8sobornarr9sobornnar9sobornra8
Misspelling Variants of "sobornar"

Frequency rank: #28,163 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sobornar"?
"sobornar" is spelled S-O-B-O-R-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ].
What does "sobornar" mean?
As a verb, "sobornar" means: Entregar regalos o dinero a alguien para obtener a cambio favores objetables.
What words are commonly confused with "sobornar"?
"sobornar" is commonly confused with "soborno", "soportar", "sobornos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sobornar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobornar" is [soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sobornar" come from?
"sobornar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.