sobresueldo
[soβ̞ɾeˈswel̪d̪o]
The verdict
“sobresueldo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retribución o cantidad de dinero que se añade al sueldo fijo, generalmente por haber realizado un trabajo complementario.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sobresueldo · sobresueldo · Spanish
sobresueldo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobresueldo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [soβ̞ɾeˈswel̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sobresueldo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sobresueldo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [soβ̞ɾeˈswel̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retribución o cantidad de dinero que se añade al sueldo fijo, generalmente por haber realizado un trabajo complementario.".
sobresueldo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sobresueldo, spelled S-O-B-R-E-S-U-E-L-D-O.
Definition
- 1Retribución o cantidad de dinero que se añade al sueldo fijo, generalmente por haber realizado un trabajo complementario.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sobresueldo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Este mes he recibido un sobresueldo por hacer horas extras
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.