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sobrio

Spanish, adjective/ˈsobɾjo/

sobrio is a Spanish adjective meaning “sober (not drunk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no está bajo los efectos del alcohol”.

What does sobrio mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    sober (not drunk)

  2. 2

    moderate

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que no está bajo los efectos del alcohol. 2. Que guarda moderación o equilibrio.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sobrio

  • sobria feminine
  • sobrios masculine plural
  • sobrias feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sobrio?

  • /ˈsobɾjo/
  • [ˈso.β̞ɾjo]
  • [ˈsoβ̞ɾjo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sobrio

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is sobrio in Spanish?

sobrio appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).