sobresaliente

/[soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,962

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

20

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sobresaliente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que sobresale, que está fuera de lo corriente. Pronounced [soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e]. Often confused with sobresalientes.

Key facts for sobresaliente
PropertyValue
Headwordsobresaliente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e]
Letters13
Frequency rank#15,962
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sobresaliente is 13 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,962 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 generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for sobresaliente, with forms such as "osbresaliente", "sboresaliente", and "sobbresaliente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sobresalientes", 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 sobresaliente, spelled S-O-B-R-E-S-A-L-I-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sobresale, que está fuera de lo corriente.
  2. 2
    Nota escolar que está entre el notable y la matrícula de honor. Suele equivaler a un 9 sobre 10.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osbresaliente,sboresaliente,sobbresaliente,sobersaliente,sobreasliente,sobresailente,sobresaleinte,sobresalienet,sobresaliennte,sobresalientte,sobresalietne,sobresalinete,sobresalliente,sobreslaiente,sobressaliente,sobrresaliente,sobrsealiente,sorbesaliente,sovresaliente,ssobresaliente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sobresaliente

Misspelling Variants of "sobresaliente"

osbresaliente13sboresaliente13sobbresaliente14sobersaliente13sobreasliente13sobresailente13sobresaleinte13sobresalienet13
Misspelling Variants of "sobresaliente"

Frequency rank: #15,962 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sobresaliente"?
"sobresaliente" is spelled S-O-B-R-E-S-A-L-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e].
What does "sobresaliente" mean?
As an adj, "sobresaliente" means: Que sobresale, que está fuera de lo corriente.
What words are commonly confused with "sobresaliente"?
"sobresaliente" is commonly confused with "sobresalientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sobresaliente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobresaliente" is [soβ̞ɾesaˈljẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sobresaliente" come from?
"sobresaliente" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.