sobran
[ˈsoβ̞ɾãn]
The verdict
“sobran” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,717 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #12,717
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sobrar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobran |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈsoβ̞ɾãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sobran” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sobran is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsoβ̞ɾãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,717 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sobrar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sobran, with forms such as "osbran", "sboran", and "sobarn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sobre", "suban", "sombra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sobran, spelled S-O-B-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sobrar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osbran,sboran,sobarn,sobbran,sobrann,sobrna,sobrran,sorban,sovran,ssobran
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sobran - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “sobran”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-B-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsoβ̞ɾãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sobre” - see the side-by-side comparison. sobran vs sobre
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.