Which to use
“sobrante” and “sobrantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,123
- “sobrante” frequency rank
- #42,154
- “sobrantes” frequency rank
- 73277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrante | sobrantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que sobra, que está demás. | Forma del masculino plural de sobrante. |
Where the eye mixes sobrante and sobrantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sobrante runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against sobrantes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sobrante vs sobrantes
A purely visual mix-up. sobrante ([soˈβ̞ɾãn̪t̪e]) and sobrantes ([soˈβ̞ɾãn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sobrante” sits inside “sobrantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrante is recorded at frequency rank #31,123, classified as anadj, pronounced [soˈβ̞ɾãn̪t̪e]. sobrantes is at rank #42,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [soˈβ̞ɾãn̪t̪es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73277, this pair ranks #23,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sobrante vs sobrantes
Shared letters: abenorst. Private to "sobrante": -. Private to "sobrantes": -.
"sobrante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "sobrantes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sobrante" for "sobrantes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sobrante" or "sobrantes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrante" and "sobrantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sobrantes vs Sócrates". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.