sobrando
[soˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“sobrando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,187 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,187
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de sobrar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sobrando · sobrando · Spanish
sobrando · rank #61,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,187
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH sonaría
Nearest frequency peer: sonaría (+3 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 “sobrando”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- simpatizan
simpatizan
38,823 corpus weight
- simposios
simposios
38,822 corpus weight
- sistematizar
sistematizar
38,820 corpus weight
- sobrando
sobrando
38,814 corpus weight
- sonaría
sonaría
38,811 corpus weight
- sonámbulo
sonámbulo
38,810 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sobrando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobrando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [soˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,187 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sobrando” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sobrando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,187 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [soˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de sobrar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sobrando, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sobrando, spelled S-O-B-R-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de sobrar.
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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