sobra
Spanish, noun
sobra is spelled S-O-B-R-A (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sobra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “surplus, excess, extra; plentifulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of sobrar. With an accent, sobrá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of sobrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Porción de algo que excede su cantidad, peso, valor, límite o tamaño convencionales o habituales”.
What does sobra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesurplus, excess, extra; plentifulness
- 2
feminineleftovers, leavings
- 3
femininerubbish, trash
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of sobrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Porción de algo que excede su cantidad, peso, valor, límite o tamaño convencionales o habituales. 2. Acción o expresión que ofende, insulta o se considera descortés.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sobra
- sobras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sobra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sobra in Spanish?
sobra appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).