Which to use
“Soames” is a name and “states” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,927
- “Soames” frequency rank
- #282
- “states” frequency rank
- 44209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Soames | states |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of state |
Letter map: Soames vs states
Shared letters muted; letters that set Soames and states apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Soames (CVVCVC) and states (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Soames / states
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Soames is aname and statesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Soames is recorded at frequency rank #43,927, classified as aname. states is at rank #282, tagged as anoun, pronounced /steɪts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44209, this pair ranks #232,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Soames vs states
Shared letters: aes. Private to "Soames": mo. Private to "states": t.
"Soames" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "states" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Soames" and "states" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Soames" or "states"?
After this comparison
You've compared "Soames" and "states". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Soames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "states" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Soames" and "states" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Soames vs staves". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #232,709 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.