sobrevino

[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino]

/[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino]/ verb

The verdict

“sobrevino” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,555 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,555
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sobrevenir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sobrevino · sobrevino · Spanish

sobrevino · rank #54,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,555
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobresueldos

Nearest frequency peer: sobresueldos (-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 “sobrevino”

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 “sobrevino” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sobrevino
PropertyValue
Headwordsobrevino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sobrevino” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sobresueldos” (#54,554), “sobrevivo” (#54,556), “sollozos” (#54,557). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sobrevino” va en #54,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sobrevino is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,555 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sobrevenir.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sobrevino, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sobrevino, spelled S-O-B-R-E-V-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sobrevenir.

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 "sobrevino"?
"sobrevino" is spelled S-O-B-R-E-V-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino].
What does "sobrevino" mean?
As a verb, "sobrevino" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sobrevenir.
How do you pronounce "sobrevino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobrevino" is [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞ino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sobrevino" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list