# sophomore

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/ · frequency rank #11,468

## Definitions
1. The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
2. Sophomoric.

## Etymology
From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

## Common misspellings (13)
`osphomore`, `sohpomore`, `sophhomore`, `sophmoore`, `sophommore`, `sophomoer`, `sophomorre`, `sophomroe`, `sophoomre`, `sopohmore`, `sopphomore`, `spohomore`, `ssophomore`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sophomore