sombra

[ˈsõmbɾa]

/[ˈsõmbɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“sombra” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,216
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausencia de luz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sombra · sombra · Spanish

sombra · rank #3,216 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,216
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH solar

Nearest frequency peer: solar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sombra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sombra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sombra vs Sonora
50% similar
sombra vs Somoza
50% similar
sombra vs sonará
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sombra
PropertyValue
Headwordsombra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsõmbɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,216
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sombra”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sombracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “solar” (#3,215), “símbolo” (#3,217), “sienten” (#3,214). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sombra” va en #3,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sombra (IPA [ˈsõmbɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,216 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sombra, with forms such as "osmbra", "smobra", and "sobmra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Sonora", "Somoza", "sonará", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sombra, spelled S-O-M-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausencia de luz.
  2. 2
    En particular, sombra₁ causada por el bloqueo de la luz por un cuerpo opaco.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, bloqueo de una señal de radio u otra similar por un cuerpo opaco a su longitud de onda.
  4. 4
    Espacio que se encuentra a la sombra _(1–3).
  5. 5
    Por analogía, ausencia de comprensión y entendimiento.
  6. 6
    Evidencia que permite inferir la existencia de otra cosa.
  7. 7
    Imagen espectral de un difunto.
  8. 8
    Desconocimiento en que se encuentra alguien por verse escondido por la fama o renombre de otro.
  9. 9
    Cuidado y atención que brinda una figura protectora.
  10. 10
    Falta en la perfección o acabamiento de algo.
  11. 11
    Parte de una pintura representada en sombras₁ para dar volumen a la imagen.
  12. 12
    Persona que sigue insistentemente a otra.
  13. 13
    Sustancia oscura que se aplica al párpado superior como maquillaje.
  14. 14
    Lado del ruedo que queda a la sombra₁ durante la lidia.
  15. 15
    Hoja de papel con renglones, que se coloca debajo de otra de papel de carta sin marcar para guiarse por aquellos al escribir.
  16. 16
    Tribunal que administra justicia.
  17. 17
    Cárcel.
  18. 18
    En una vela japonesa, el segmento más externo que indica, para un determinado período, los valores máximos y mínimos que se alcanzaron para las acciones de un determinado mercado.

Synonyms

oscuridadconfusiónignoraciaatisboindicioapariciónespectrofantasmadefectomáculamanchatarasombra de ojosfalsillajuzgado

This word in other languages

shade(English)ombre(Français)Schatten(Deutsch)sombra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osmbra
  • smobra
  • sobmra
  • sombar
  • sombbra
  • sombrra
  • sommbra
  • somrba
  • somvra
  • ssombra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sombra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osmbra2smobra2sobmra2sombar2sombbra1sombrra1sommbra1somrba2
Edit distance from "sombra"

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 "sombra"?
"sombra" is spelled S-O-M-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsõmbɾa].
What does "sombra" mean?
As a noun, "sombra" means: Ausencia de luz.
What words are commonly confused with "sombra"?
"sombra" is commonly confused with "Sonora", "Somoza", "sonará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sombra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sombra" is [ˈsõmbɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sombra" come from?
"sombra" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retiro#3,211agenda#3,223atacar#3,228Caribe#3,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

testigo10 variantsparejas10 variantsheridas10 variantsepisodio10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list