sorber
[soɾˈβ̞eɾ]
The verdict
“sorber” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #87,276 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #87,276
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atraer alguna cosa líquida hacia dentro con el aliento de la boca.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sorber |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [soɾˈβ̞eɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sorber” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sorber is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,276 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
sorber doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sorber, spelled S-O-R-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Atraer alguna cosa líquida hacia dentro con el aliento de la boca.
- 2Atraer dentro de sí algunas cosas aunque no sean líquidas.
- 3Recibir o esconder una cosa hueca o esponjosa alguna otra dentro sí o en su concavidad.
- 4Consumir, acabar o traer a sí alguna cosa con estrago.
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.
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Using “sorber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-R-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [soɾˈβ̞eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.