Sokal

name

"sokal" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sokal” is uncommon English (frequency #98,739 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,739
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Key facts for Sokal
PropertyValue
HeadwordSokal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sokal” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sokal lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sokal is uncommon English at frequency #98,739 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sokal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Ukrainian Сока́ль (Sokálʹ) The correct English form is Sokal, spelled S-O-K-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Etymology

Derived from Ukrainian Сока́ль (Sokálʹ)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sokal"?
"Sokal" is spelled S-O-K-A-L.
What does "Sokal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sokal" means: A city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
What is the origin of the word "Sokal"?
Derived from Ukrainian Сока́ль (Sokálʹ) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Sokal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-K-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list