sonrisa

[sõnˈrisa]

/[sõnˈrisa]/ noun

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The verdict

“sonrisa” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,687
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de sonreír, una contracción espontánea de la musculatura facial que expresa placer o ansiedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sonrisa · sonrisa · Spanish

sonrisa · rank #2,687 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,687
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH tareas

Nearest frequency peer: tareas (+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 “sonrisa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sonrisa” 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).

sonrisa vs Soria
57% similar
sonrisa vs sonrisas
88% similar
sonrisa vs Sonia
57% similar

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

Key facts for sonrisa
PropertyValue
Headwordsonrisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sõnˈrisa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,687
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sonrisa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sonrisacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tareas” (#2,688), “residencia” (#2,685), “vecino” (#2,689). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sonrisa” va en #2,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sonrisa (IPA [sõnˈrisa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,687 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de sonreír, una contracción espontánea de la musculatura facial que expresa placer o ansiedad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sonrisa, with forms such as "osnrisa", "snorisa", and "sonirsa". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Soria", "sonrisas", "Sonia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sonrisa, spelled S-O-N-R-I-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de sonreír, una contracción espontánea de la musculatura facial que expresa placer o ansiedad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sonrisa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Han adquirido a costa de inmenso trabajo cantidades innumerables de ceños, sonrisas, carcajadas, lágrimas, sollozos, suspiros y (para que se vea lo que puede el entendimiento humano) hasta desmayos y accidentes.
  2. Esta es mi Silvia, gloria de mis penas, Tímido el labio pronunciase apenas; Pues por una sonrisa maliciosa Que de los suyos separó la grana, Como suele el pimpollo de una rosa Abrirse al despuntar de la mañana.

Synonyms

sonriso

This word in other languages

smile(English)sourire(Français)Lächeln(Deutsch)sorriso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osnrisa
  • snorisa
  • sonirsa
  • sonnrisa
  • sonrias
  • sonrissa
  • sonrrisa
  • sonrsia
  • sornisa
  • ssonrisa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sonrisa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osnrisa2snorisa2sonirsa2sonnrisa1sonrias2sonrissa1sonrrisa1sonrsia2
Edit distance from "sonrisa"

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 "sonrisa"?
"sonrisa" is spelled S-O-N-R-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sõnˈrisa].
What does "sonrisa" mean?
As a noun, "sonrisa" means: Acción o efecto de sonreír, una contracción espontánea de la musculatura facial que expresa placer o ansiedad.
What words are commonly confused with "sonrisa"?
"sonrisa" is commonly confused with "Soria", "sonrisas", "Sonia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sonrisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonrisa" is [sõnˈrisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonrisa" come from?
"sonrisa" 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 "sonrisa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pasaron#2,680Colonia#2,699moderna#2,675felices#2,661

Similar misspelling depth

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

vecino10 variantscorrecta10 variantsenviado10 variantsentidad10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list