# soi vs soy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### soi
*noun · frequency rank #34,694*
In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

### soy
*noun · IPA /sɔɪ/ · frequency rank #12,504*
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soi-vs-soy