sobrevivan

[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn]

/[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“sobrevivan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,936 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,936
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sobrevivir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sobrevivan · sobrevivan · Spanish

sobrevivan · rank #55,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,936
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobresaliendo

Nearest frequency peer: sobresaliendo (-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 “sobrevivan”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sobrevivan
PropertyValue
Headwordsobrevivan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sobrevivan” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sobrevivancae 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: “sobresaliendo” (#55,935), “sold” (#55,937), “slayer” (#55,934). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sobrevivan” va en #55,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sobrevivan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,936 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sobrevivan 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 sobrevivan, spelled S-O-B-R-E-V-I-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sobrevivir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de sobrevivir.

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 "sobrevivan"?
"sobrevivan" is spelled S-O-B-R-E-V-I-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn].
What does "sobrevivan" mean?
As a verb, "sobrevivan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sobrevivir.
How do you pronounce "sobrevivan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sobrevivan" is [soβ̞ɾeˈβ̞iβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sobrevivan" come from?
"sobrevivan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sobrevivan", 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