Which to use
“sobrado” and “sóbrio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “sobrado” frequency rank
- #19,003
- “sóbrio” frequency rank
- 38851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrado | sóbrio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sobrou | sério, discreto |
Letter map: sobrado vs sóbrio
Shared letters muted; letters that set sobrado and sóbrio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sobrado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sóbrio's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - sobrado / sóbrio
sobrado and sóbrio are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38851, 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/. sóbrio is at rank #19,003, tagged as anadj.
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 38851, this pair ranks #27,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sobrado vs sóbrio
Shared letters: bors. Private to "sobrado": ad. Private to "sóbrio": ió.
"sobrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sóbrio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sobrado ← osbrado · sborado · sobardo · sobbrado · sobraddo · sobraod · sobrdao · sobrrado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sobrado" for "sóbrio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sobrado" or "sóbrio"?
After this comparison
Pair "sobrado" vs "sóbrio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sóbrio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrado" and "sóbrio" 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 #27,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.