Soma

[ˈzoːma]

/[ˈzoːma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Soma” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,631
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körper (vor allem im Gegensatz zum Geist)

Corpus desk

Index DE-soma · Soma · German

Soma · rank #39,631 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,631
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sievers

Nearest frequency peer: Sievers (-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 „Soma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Soma“ 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).

Soma vs son
25% similar
Soma vs sta
25% similar
Soma vs sum
25% similar

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

Key facts for Soma
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzoːma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,631
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Soma“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Somaliegt 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: „Sievers“ (#39,630), „Sommertag“ (#39,632), „shock“ (#39,629). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Soma“ bei #39,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Soma (IPA [ˈzoːma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,631 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Soma, with forms such as "osma", "smoa", and "soam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "son", "sta", "sum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Soma, spelled S-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Körper (vor allem im Gegensatz zum Geist)
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Körperzellen eines Organismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Soma wird als ein physiologisches System erfasst.
  2. Das Soma besteht im Gegensatz zu den haploiden Keimbahnzellen meist aus diploiden Körperzellen.

Synonyms

KörperLeib

Antonyms

GeistGemütSeele

This word in other languages

soma(English)soma(Français)soma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osma
  • smoa
  • soam
  • somma
  • ssoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osma2smoa2soam2somma1ssoma1
Edit distance from "Soma"

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 "Soma"?
"Soma" is spelled S-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzoːma].
What does "Soma" mean?
As a noun, "Soma" means: Körper (vor allem im Gegensatz zum Geist)
What words are commonly confused with "Soma"?
"Soma" is commonly confused with "son", "sta", "sum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Soma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soma" is [ˈzoːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soma" come from?
"Soma" 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 "Soma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sort#39,634Tees#39,662tron#39,670mani#39,519

Similar misspelling depth

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

jimi5 variantsbeam5 variantserbt5 variantsElba5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list