# Somali

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /səˈmɑːli/ · frequency rank #14,418

## Definitions
1. A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
2. Somali language and literature as an object of study.

## Etymology
From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

## Easily confused with
- **Somalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somali-vs-somalia)
- **somatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somali-vs-somatic)
- **soma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soma-vs-somali)
- **small** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/small-vs-somali)
- **Socal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socal-vs-somali)

## Common misspellings (8)
`osmali`, `smoali`, `soamli`, `somail`, `somalli`, `somlai`, `sommali`, `ssomali`

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