sobrecargo

[soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o]

/[soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“sobrecargo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,413 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,413
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que en los buques mercantes lleva a su cuidado y bajo su responsabilidad el cargamento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sobrecargo · sobrecargo · Spanish

sobrecargo · rank #83,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,413
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobrecargada

Nearest frequency peer: sobrecargada (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sobrecargo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sobrecargo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sobrecargo
PropertyValue
Headwordsobrecargo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sobrecargo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sobrecargocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sobrecargada” (#83,412), “sobornados” (#83,411), “sobrevaloradas” (#83,415). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sobrecargo” va en #83,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sobrecargo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,413 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sobrecargo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sobrecargo, spelled S-O-B-R-E-C-A-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que en los buques mercantes lleva a su cuidado y bajo su responsabilidad el cargamento.
  2. 2
    Azafato, auxiliar de vuelo.

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 "sobrecargo"?
"sobrecargo" is spelled S-O-B-R-E-C-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o].
What does "sobrecargo" mean?
As a noun, "sobrecargo" means: Persona que en los buques mercantes lleva a su cuidado y bajo su responsabilidad el cargamento.
How do you pronounce "sobrecargo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobrecargo" is [soβ̞ɾeˈkaɾɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sobrecargo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list