sobra
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɔ.bɾɐ/
sobra is spelled S-O-B-R-A (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sobra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leftover; remainder (something that remains)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of sobrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que sobra do corte de uma peça”.
What does sobra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleftover; remainder (something that remains)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquilo que sobra do corte de uma peça 2. aquilo que sobra após uma refeição sem ser consumido 3. bola que ficou livre na continuação de jogo sem ser dominada saída de um lance em que era disputada ou que escapou da posse numa recepção 4. ação de ficar como defensor secundário colocado próximo a defensor que faz o primeiro combate para caso de o mesmo falhar ou ser superado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sobra
- sobras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sobra?
- Brazil /ˈsɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈsɔ.βɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sobra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sobra in Portuguese?
sobra appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).