Soest

[zoːst]

/[zoːst]/ name

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The verdict

“Soest” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,831. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,831
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Corpus desk

Index DE-soest · Soest · German

Soest · rank #16,831 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,831
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sitzplätze

Nearest frequency peer: Sitzplätze (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Soest“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Soest“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Soest vs soft
40% similar
Soest vs sons
40% similar
Soest vs sous
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Soest
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zoːst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,831
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Soest“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Soestliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sitzplätze“ (#16,830), „soft“ (#16,832), „sitzend“ (#16,829). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Soest“ bei #16,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Soest (IPA [zoːst]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,831 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Soest, with forms such as "osest", "seost", and "soesst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "soft", "sons", "sous", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Soest, spelled S-O-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Soest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir fahren heute nach Soest.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osest
  • seost
  • soesst
  • soestt
  • soets
  • soset
  • ssoest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Soest - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osest2seost2soesst1soestt1soets2soset2ssoest1
Edit distance from "Soest"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Soest"?
"Soest" is spelled S-O-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zoːst].
What does "Soest" mean?
As a proper noun, "Soest" means: Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen
What words are commonly confused with "Soest"?
"Soest" is commonly confused with "soft", "sons", "sous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Soest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soest" is [zoːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soest" come from?
"Soest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Soest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sohle#16,833singe#16,828seven#16,825Ratte#16,809

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

plaza7 variantsMüsli7 variantszivil7 variantslikes7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list