sublime

[suˈβ̞lime]

/[suˈβ̞lime]/ adj

The verdict

“sublime” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,495
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Noble, majestuoso, que infunde respeto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sublime · sublime · Spanish

sublime · rank #15,495 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,495
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subimos

Nearest frequency peer: subimos (-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 “sublime”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sublime” 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).

sublime vs suprime
71% similar

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

Key facts for sublime
PropertyValue
Headwordsublime
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[suˈβ̞lime]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,495
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sublime”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “subimos” (#15,494), “subsistencia” (#15,496), “subdirector” (#15,493). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sublime” va en #15,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sublime (IPA [suˈβ̞lime]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,495 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sublime, with forms such as "sbulime", "ssublime", and "subblime". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suprime", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sublime, spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Noble, majestuoso, que infunde respeto.
  2. 2
    De grandeza o profundidad admirables.
  3. 3
    Se dice de una vivencia emotiva o espiritual que produce un estado de exaltación.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. una escritora sublime, una obra sublime.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbulime
  • ssublime
  • subblime
  • subilme
  • subliem
  • sublimme
  • subllime
  • sublmie
  • sulbime
  • suvlime
  • usblime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sublime - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sbulime2ssublime1subblime1subilme2subliem2sublimme1subllime1sublmie2
Edit distance from "sublime"

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 "sublime"?
"sublime" is spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈβ̞lime].
What does "sublime" mean?
As an adjective, "sublime" means: Noble, majestuoso, que infunde respeto.
What words are commonly confused with "sublime"?
"sublime" is commonly confused with "suprime". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sublime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sublime" is [suˈβ̞lime]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sublime" come from?
"sublime" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sublime", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list