sofocada

[sofoˈkað̞a]

/[sofoˈkað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“sofocada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,238 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,238
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de sofocado, participio de sofocar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sofocada · sofocada · Spanish

sofocada · rank #55,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,238
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobresalió

Nearest frequency peer: sobresalió (-2 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 “sofocada”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sofocada
PropertyValue
Headwordsofocada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[sofoˈkað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sofocada” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sofocadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sobresalió” (#55,236), “sorteando” (#55,240), “soberanas” (#55,235). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sofocada” va en #55,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sofocada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,238 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [sofoˈkað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de sofocado, participio de sofocar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sofocada, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sofocada, spelled S-O-F-O-C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de sofocado, participio de sofocar.

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 "sofocada"?
"sofocada" is spelled S-O-F-O-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sofoˈkað̞a].
What does "sofocada" mean?
As a participle, "sofocada" means: Forma del femenino de sofocado, participio de sofocar.
How do you pronounce "sofocada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sofocada" is [sofoˈkað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sofocada" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list