sombra

/[ˈsõmbɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,216

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

sombra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ausencia de luz. Pronounced [ˈsõmbɾa]. It ranks #3,216 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Sonora and Somoza.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sombra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sombra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsõmbɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for sombra, with forms such as "osmbra", "smobra", and "sobmra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Sonora", "Somoza", "sonará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sombra, spelled S-O-M-B-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osmbra,smobra,sobmra,sombar,sombbra,sombrra,sommbra,somrba,somvra,ssombra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sombra

Misspelling Variants of "sombra"

osmbra6smobra6sobmra6sombar6sombbra7sombrra7sommbra7somrba6
Misspelling Variants of "sombra"

Frequency rank: #3,216 in Spanish

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?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.