Which to use
“sobrio” and “sobrios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,517
- “sobrio” frequency rank
- #49,942
- “sobrios” frequency rank
- 70459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrio | sobrios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no está bajo los efectos del alcohol. | Forma del masculino plural de sobrio. |
Where the eye mixes sobrio and sobrios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sobrio runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against sobrios's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sobrio and sobrios
A purely visual mix-up. sobrio ([ˈsoβ̞ɾjo]) and sobrios ([ˈsoβ̞ɾjos]) 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) - “sobrio” sits inside “sobrios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrio is recorded at frequency rank #20,517, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsoβ̞ɾjo]. sobrios is at rank #49,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsoβ̞ɾjos].
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 70459, this pair ranks #29,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sobrio vs sobrios
Shared letters: biors. Private to "sobrio": -. Private to "sobrios": -.
"sobrio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sobrios" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sobrio" and "sobrios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sobrio" or "sobrios" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrio" and "sobrios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soberbios vs sobrios". 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 #29,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.