# sod

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɒd/ · frequency rank #21,072

## Definitions
1. The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
2. Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
3. A piece of this.

## Etymology
From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.

## Easily confused with
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-su)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sw)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sv)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sy)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-son)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sum)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-spy)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sue)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-spa)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sox)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sol)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-soy)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sup)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-std)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-sow)

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