# Sosa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsoʊsə/ · frequency rank #30,975

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa.

## Easily confused with
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ss)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-spa)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sow)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sta)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sts)
- **SSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssd)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssh)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sus)
- **SSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssc)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sse)
- **SSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssi)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sps)
- **sss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sss)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sou)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssa)
- **SSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-ssn)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sot)
- **SST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-sst)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ossa`, `soas`, `sossa`, `ssoa`, `ssosa`

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