# sodomy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɒdəmi/ · frequency rank #30,593

## Definitions
1. Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.
2. Anal sex.

## Etymology
From Sodom, where the Bible, in Genesis chapters 18 and 19 and elsewhere, suggests sexual depravity.

## Easily confused with
- **Sonoma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sodomy-vs-sonoma)
- **Sodom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sodom-vs-sodomy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osdomy`, `sdoomy`, `soddomy`, `sodmoy`, `sodommy`, `sodomyy`, `sodoym`, `soodmy`, `ssodomy`

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