Which to use
“sobrar” is a verb and “sóbrio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,849
- “sobrar” frequency rank
- #19,003
- “sóbrio” frequency rank
- 38852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrar | sóbrio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subsistir como resto, sobra ou remanescente; existir ou estar ainda disponível; conservar-se, ficar, restar, permanecer | sério, discreto |
Letter map: sobrar vs sóbrio
Shared letters muted; letters that set sobrar and sóbrio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sobrar (CVCCVC) and sóbrio (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for sobrar / sóbrio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sobrar is averb and sóbrioanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrar is recorded at frequency rank #19,849, classified as averb, pronounced /su.ˈbɾaɾ/. 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 38852, this pair ranks #27,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sobrar vs sóbrio
Shared letters: bors. Private to "sobrar": a. Private to "sóbrio": ió.
"sobrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sóbrio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sobrar ← osbrar · sborar · sobarr · sobbrar · sobrarr · sobrra · sobrrar · sorbar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sobrar" and "sóbrio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sobrar" vs "sóbrio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sobrar" and "sóbrio".
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrar" 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 #27,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrar" and "sóbrio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sobrar vs sondar". 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 #27,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.