sopor

[soˈpoɾ]

/[soˈpoɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“sopor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,779 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,779
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adormecimiento, somnolencia; condición o estado de tener deseos de dormir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sopor · sopor · Spanish

sopor · rank #76,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,779
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH soplón

Nearest frequency peer: soplón (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sopor”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sopor
PropertyValue
Headwordsopor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soˈpoɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sopor” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.soporcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “soplón” (#76,778), “soportaban” (#76,780), “sorprendemos” (#76,781). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sopor” va en #76,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sopor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,779 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soˈpoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

sopor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sopor, spelled S-O-P-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adormecimiento, somnolencia; condición o estado de tener deseos de dormir.
  2. 2
    Somnolencia morbosa persistente.
  3. 3
    Condición de estar durmiendo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Ya no era capaz de sentir terror ni de esperar nada. Una especie de sopor se había apoderado de él, dejando en su cerebro sólo una débil chispa de conciencia».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "sopor"?
"sopor" is spelled S-O-P-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈpoɾ].
What does "sopor" mean?
As a noun, "sopor" means: Adormecimiento, somnolencia; condición o estado de tener deseos de dormir.
How do you pronounce "sopor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sopor" is [soˈpoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sopor" come from?
"sopor" 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 "sopor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list