Soul mate or soulmate?
soul mate is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of soulmate”; soulmate is a noun meaning “Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. soul mate is written as two words and soulmate as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between soul mate and soulmate?
| soul mate | soulmate | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of soulmate | Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | soulmates |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 1 million words |
Sources: soul mate and soulmate 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 soul mate and soulmate
soul mate
- 1
Alternative spelling of soulmate
soulmate
- 1
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection
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, soul mate or soulmate?
soul mate is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; soulmate about once in every 1 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).