soprano

/[soˈpɾano]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,660

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

soprano is aSpanishnoun. It means: Voz más aguda entre las que conforman el registro vocal humano o, por extensión, la voz más aguda de la armonía. Pronounced [soˈpɾano]. Often confused with sótano and soriano.

Key facts for soprano
PropertyValue
Headwordsoprano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soˈpɾano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,660
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for soprano is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soˈpɾano]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,660 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 soprano, with forms such as "osprano", "soparno", and "sopprano". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sótano", "soriano", "sobran", 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 soprano, spelled S-O-P-R-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voz más aguda entre las que conforman el registro vocal humano o, por extensión, la voz más aguda de la armonía.
  2. 2
    Eunuco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osprano,soparno,sopprano,sopranno,sopraon,soprnao,soprrano,sorpano,sporano,ssoprano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for soprano

Misspelling Variants of "soprano"

osprano7soparno7sopprano8sopranno8sopraon7soprnao7soprrano8sorpano7
Misspelling Variants of "soprano"

Frequency rank: #24,660 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soprano"?
"soprano" is spelled S-O-P-R-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈpɾano].
What does "soprano" mean?
As a noun, "soprano" means: Voz más aguda entre las que conforman el registro vocal humano o, por extensión, la voz más aguda de la armonía.
What words are commonly confused with "soprano"?
"soprano" is commonly confused with "sótano", "soriano", "sobran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soprano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soprano" is [soˈpɾano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soprano" come from?
"soprano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.