# soca vs sonar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### soca
*noun · frequency rank #49,057*
A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.

### sonar
*noun · IPA /ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/ · frequency rank #19,702*
Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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