# som

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,819

## Definitions
1. The currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀.
2. The currency of Uzbekistan.

## Etymology
From Kyrgyz сом (som) and Uzbek сўм (soʻm) (Cyrillic) / soʻm (Roman), both of which come from the Turkic root *som ("pure [gold]").

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

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