Usage Note
Superviviente is the standard form in Spain, while sobreviviente is equally correct and predominates in Latin America — both are accepted. The word functions as a common-gender noun: el superviviente (male or unspecified) and la superviviente (female). The related abstract noun is supervivencia (survival). In contexts like disaster reporting or history, either form is freely interchangeable.
Examples
"El superviviente relató su experiencia."
Natural Translation
The survivor recounted his experience.
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