# soca

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,057

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Blend of soul + calypso.

## Easily confused with
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-son)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-spa)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sox)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sol)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sos)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sta)
- **sod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sod)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-som)
- **SSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-ssc)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-soe)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sop)
- **soi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-soi)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sou)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-ssa)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sot)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-sov)
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soca-vs-some)

## Common misspellings (5)
`osca`, `scoa`, `soac`, `socca`, `ssoca`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/soca