sombrero

/[sõmˈbɾeɾo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,892

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

sombrero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda de vestir que protege y adorna la cabeza Pronounced [sõmˈbɾeɾo]. It ranks #5,892 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sombrío and sombreros.

Key facts for sombrero
PropertyValue
Headwordsombrero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sõmˈbɾeɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,892
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sombrero is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sõmˈbɾeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,892 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sombrero, with forms such as "osmbrero", "smobrero", and "sobmrero". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sombrío", "sombreros", 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 sombrero, spelled S-O-M-B-R-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir que protege y adorna la cabeza
  2. 2
    En particular, sombrero₁ de material rígido y dotado de ala
  3. 3
    Por extensión, privilegio concedido a algunos nobles de permanecer con la cabeza cubierta frente al monarca
  4. 4
    Techo de un púlpito
  5. 5
    Pieza circular que remata la parte superior del cabrestante, en donde van las bocabarras
  6. 6
    Más generalmente, remate superior de las piezas mecánicas
  7. 7
    Parte redonda y extendida de las setas, que va sobre el pie
  8. 8
    Por extensión, cosa cualquiera cuya forma recuerda a un sombrero₁
  9. 9
    Capa de hollejos y otros restos sólidos que sobrenadan el mosto durante la fermentación
  10. 10
    Gratificación que además del flete se da al capitán de un buque mercante que trasporta o carga géneros a su bordo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osmbrero,smobrero,sobmrero,sombbrero,somberro,sombreor,sombrerro,sombrreo,sombrrero,sommbrero,somrbero,somvrero,ssombrero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sombrero

Misspelling Variants of "sombrero"

osmbrero8smobrero8sobmrero8sombbrero9somberro8sombreor8sombrerro9sombrreo8
Misspelling Variants of "sombrero"

Frequency rank: #5,892 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sombrero"?
"sombrero" is spelled S-O-M-B-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sõmˈbɾeɾo].
What does "sombrero" mean?
As a noun, "sombrero" means: Prenda de vestir que protege y adorna la cabeza
What words are commonly confused with "sombrero"?
"sombrero" is commonly confused with "sombrío", "sombreros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sombrero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sombrero" is [sõmˈbɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sombrero" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.