sobornar

[soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]

/[soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“sobornar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,163
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entregar regalos o dinero a alguien para obtener a cambio favores objetables.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sobornar · sobornar · Spanish

sobornar · rank #28,163 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH significará

Nearest frequency peer: significará (-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 “sobornar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sobornar” 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).

sobornar vs soborno
75% similar
sobornar vs soportar
75% similar
sobornar vs sobornos
75% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sobornar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sobornarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “significará” (#28,162), “significante” (#28,161), “sprint” (#28,165). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sobornar” va en #28,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sobornar (IPA [soβ̞oɾˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,163 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sobornar, with forms such as "osbornar", "sboornar", and "sobbornar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct Spanish form is sobornar, spelled S-O-B-O-R-N-A-R.

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

corrompercohechar

This word in other languages

bribe(English)soudoyer(Français)bestechen(Deutsch)subornar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osbornar
  • sboornar
  • sobbornar
  • sobonrar
  • soboranr
  • sobornarr
  • sobornnar
  • sobornra
  • soborrnar
  • sobronar
  • soobrnar
  • sovornar
  • ssobornar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sobornar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osbornar2sboornar2sobbornar1sobonrar2soboranr2sobornarr1sobornnar1sobornra2
Edit distance from "sobornar"

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 "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. 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 "sobornar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sentirán#28,157suavizar#28,170sardinas#28,154rodeaban#28,148

Similar misspelling depth

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

requeriría13 variantspónganse13 variantsprestaba13 variantsvándalos13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list