Soho

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The verdict

“Soho” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,735
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadtteil Londons, der als Vergnügungsviertel bekannt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-soho · Soho · German

Soho · rank #47,735 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,735
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Smog

Nearest frequency peer: Smog (-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 „Soho“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Soho“ 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).

Soho vs SPÖ
25% similar
Soho vs son
25% similar
Soho vs Sol
50% similar

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

Key facts for Soho
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoho
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,735
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Soho“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Smog“ (#47,734), „Sonthofen“ (#47,736), „Slapstick“ (#47,733). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Soho“ bei #47,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Soho (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,735 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadtteil Londons, der als Vergnügungsviertel bekannt ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Soho, with forms such as "osho", "shoo", and "sohho". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SPÖ", "son", "Sol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Soho, spelled S-O-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadtteil Londons, der als Vergnügungsviertel bekannt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Am Wochenende gestand Mark Garnier, ein Juniorminister im Handelsministerium, er habe seine Sekretärin nach einem Weihnachtsessen gedrängt, in einem Laden in Soho ein Sexspielzeug zu kaufen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osho
  • shoo
  • sohho
  • sooh
  • ssoho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Soho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osho2shoo2sohho1sooh2ssoho1
Edit distance from "Soho"

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 "Soho"?
"Soho" is spelled S-O-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Soho" mean?
As a proper noun, "Soho" means: Stadtteil Londons, der als Vergnügungsviertel bekannt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Soho"?
"Soho" is commonly confused with "SPÖ", "son", "Sol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Soho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soho" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soho" come from?
"Soho" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Smog#47,734shut#47,728Sake#47,710Taft#47,766

Similar misspelling depth

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

rofl5 variantsrobo5 variantsUnze5 variantsOpal5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list