Which to use
“sobre” is an adverb and “sóbrio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #53
- “sobre” frequency rank
- #19,003
- “sóbrio” frequency rank
- 19056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobre | sóbrio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emprega-se para designar que o vento sopra por ante-avante do pano | sério, discreto |
Letter map: sobre vs sóbrio
Shared letters muted; letters that set sobre and sóbrio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sobre vs sóbrio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sobre is anadverb and sóbrioanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobre is recorded at frequency rank #53, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈso.bɾɨ/. 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 19056, this pair ranks #51,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sobre vs sóbrio
Shared letters: bors. Private to "sobre": e. Private to "sóbrio": ió.
"sobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sóbrio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sobre ← osbre · sbore · sobbre · sober · sobrre · sorbe · ssobre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sobre" and "sóbrio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sobre" vs "sóbrio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sobre" and "sóbrio".
- Full dictionary entry for "sobre" 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 #51,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobre" and "sóbrio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soberbo vs sóbrio". 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 #51,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.