# soma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsoʊmə/ · frequency rank #22,223

## Definitions
1. The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
2. The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
3. The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
4. The corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

## Easily confused with
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-son)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sum)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-spa)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sos)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sta)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sop)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sou)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-ssa)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sor)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-stm)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sot)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sov)
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-some)
- **soon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-soon)
- **song** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-song)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-sort)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-soul)

## Common misspellings (5)
`osma`, `smoa`, `soam`, `somma`, `ssoma`

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