Which to use
“sobrado” is an adjective and “sobrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,848
- “sobrado” frequency rank
- #19,849
- “sobrar” frequency rank
- 39697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrado | sobrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sobrou | subsistir como resto, sobra ou remanescente; existir ou estar ainda disponível; conservar-se, ficar, restar, permanecer |
Where the eye mixes sobrado and sobrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sobrado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sobrar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sobrado with sobrar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sobrado is /so.ˈbɾa.du/ while sobrar is /su.ˈbɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrado is recorded at frequency rank #19,848, classified as anadj, pronounced /so.ˈbɾa.du/. sobrar is at rank #19,849, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈbɾaɾ/.
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 39697, this pair ranks #26,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sobrado vs sobrar
Shared letters: abors. Private to "sobrado": d. Private to "sobrar": -.
"sobrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sobrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sobrado" for "sobrar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sobrado" vs "sobrar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrado" and "sobrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarado vs sobrado". 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 #26,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.