sobras

/[ˈsoβ̞ɾas]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,982

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sobras is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte que queda de algo, especialmente comida, después de usarlo o consumirlo. Pronounced [ˈsoβ̞ɾas]. Often confused with sobre and Solas.

Key facts for sobras
PropertyValue
Headwordsobras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsoβ̞ɾas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,982
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sobras is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsoβ̞ɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,982 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for sobras, with forms such as "osbras", "sboras", and "sobars". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sobre", "Solas", "subas", 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 sobras, spelled S-O-B-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte que queda de algo, especialmente comida, después de usarlo o consumirlo.
  2. 2
    Estipendio periódico, en particular el diario o semanal, generalmente modesto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osbras,sboras,sobars,sobbras,sobrass,sobrras,sobrsa,sorbas,sovras,ssobras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sobras

Misspelling Variants of "sobras"

osbras6sboras6sobars6sobbras7sobrass7sobrras7sobrsa6sorbas6
Misspelling Variants of "sobras"

Frequency rank: #18,982 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sobras"?
"sobras" is spelled S-O-B-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsoβ̞ɾas].
What does "sobras" mean?
As a noun, "sobras" means: Parte que queda de algo, especialmente comida, después de usarlo o consumirlo.
What words are commonly confused with "sobras"?
"sobras" is commonly confused with "sobre", "Solas", "subas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sobras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobras" is [ˈsoβ̞ɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sobras" come from?
"sobras" 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.