Soo or sow?
soo is a noun meaning “Alternative form of sow”; sow is a noun meaning “A female pig”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) soo is about 2.5 times as common as sow.
What is the difference between soo and sow?
| soo | sow | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, adverb | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Elongated form of so | A female pig A female bear; she-bear To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds) |
| Example | none recorded | When I had sown the field, the day's work was over |
| Forms | soos | sows |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /saʊ/ /səʊ/ /soʊ/ |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words | 2.4 times per million words |
Sources: soo and sow in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of soo and sow
soo
- 1
UKAlternative form of sow
- 2
Elongated form of so
sow
- 1
A female pig
- 2
To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds)
When I had sown the field, the day's work was over
- 3
Initialism of statement of work (“a document in project management, including deliverables and timelines”)
- 4
A female bear; she-bear
- 5
To spread abroad; to propagate
as you sow, so shall you reap
- 6
Initialism of standoff weapon
- 7
A female guinea pig
- 8
To scatter over; to besprinkle
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, soo or sow?
soo appears 6.0 times per million words; sow 2.4 times per million words.
soo 6.0 times per million wordssow 2.4 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search soo vs sow?
“soo vs sow” is searched about 70 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“sow vs soo”, “soo or sow”).
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