# Soto

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,379

## Definitions
1. A school of Zen Buddhism in Japan, based on gradual attainment of enlightenment through meditation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 曹洞.

## Easily confused with
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-soy)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-std)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sow)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sta)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-stu)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sti)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sou)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-stm)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-stp)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sth)
- **SST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sst)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sov)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-stop)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-spot)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-soul)
- **soup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-soup)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soto-vs-sour)

## Common misspellings (4)
`osto`, `sotto`, `ssoto`, `stoo`

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