# Sony

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsəʊni/ · frequency rank #5,267

## Definitions
1. An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Etymology
A combination of Latin sonus (“sound”) and sonny (“boy”, diminutive).

## Easily confused with
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sy)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sun)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-spy)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sos)
- **syn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-syn)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sop)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sou)
- **SSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-ssn)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sot)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sov)
- **sry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sry)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-stay)
- **soon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-soon)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sort)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-soul)
- **soup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-soup)

## Common misspellings (5)
`osny`, `snoy`, `sonyy`, `soyn`, `ssony`

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