Soja

[ˈzoːja]

/[ˈzoːja]/ noun

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The verdict

“Soja” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,068
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nutzpflanze mit Hülsenfrüchten: Sojabohnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-soja · Soja · German

Soja · rank #18,068 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,068
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sogenanntes

Nearest frequency peer: sogenanntes (-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 „Soja“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Soja“ 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).

Soja vs son
25% similar
Soja vs Sol
50% similar
Soja vs sta
25% similar

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

Key facts for Soja
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzoːja]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,068
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Soja“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sojaliegt 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: „sogenanntes“ (#18,067), „Spielplan“ (#18,069), „slim“ (#18,066). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Soja“ bei #18,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Soja (IPA [ˈzoːja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,068 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nutzpflanze mit Hülsenfrüchten: Sojabohnen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Soja, with forms such as "osja", "sjoa", and "soaj". 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, "son", "Sol", "sta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Soja, spelled S-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nutzpflanze mit Hülsenfrüchten: Sojabohnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soja gilt vielen als besonders gesundes Nahrungsmittel. Doch Ärzte bekommen immer mehr Zweifel, ob die Pflanze wirklich ungefährlich ist.
  2. „Umweltschäden verursacht das Soja zudem auch in Brasilien.“

This word in other languages

soy(English)soja(Español)soja(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osja
  • sjoa
  • soaj
  • sojja
  • ssoja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Soja - 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.

osja2sjoa2soaj2sojja1ssoja1
Edit distance from "Soja"

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 "Soja"?
"Soja" is spelled S-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzoːja].
What does "Soja" mean?
As a noun, "Soja" means: Nutzpflanze mit Hülsenfrüchten: Sojabohnen
What words are commonly confused with "Soja"?
"Soja" is commonly confused with "son", "Sol", "sta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Soja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soja" is [ˈzoːja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soja" come from?
"Soja" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

slim#18,066toto#18,096reed#18,037ahnt#18,151

Similar misspelling depth

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

avec5 variantseyes5 variantsDürre5 variantsKanu5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list