subo

/[ˈsuβ̞o]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,319

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

subo is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse. Pronounced [ˈsuβ̞o]. Often confused with sus and sur.

Key facts for subo
PropertyValue
Headwordsubo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsuβ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,319
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for subo is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsuβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,319 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for subo, with forms such as "sbuo", "ssubo", and "subbo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sus", "sur", "sun", 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 subo, spelled S-U-B-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sbuo,ssubo,subbo,suob,suvo,usbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for subo

Misspelling Variants of "subo"

sbuo4ssubo5subbo5suob4suvo4usbo4
Misspelling Variants of "subo"

Frequency rank: #11,319 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subo"?
"subo" is spelled S-U-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsuβ̞o].
What does "subo" mean?
As a verb, "subo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse.
What words are commonly confused with "subo"?
"subo" is commonly confused with "sus", "sur", "sun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subo" is [ˈsuβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subo" come from?
"subo" 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.