soulmate

noun

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"soulmate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“soulmate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,188
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

Corpus desk

Index EN-soulmate · soulmate · English

soulmate · rank #32,188 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,188
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spangled

Nearest frequency peer: spangled (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “soulmate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “soulmate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soulmate vs sulfate
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soulmate
PropertyValue
Headwordsoulmate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,188
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “soulmate”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).soulmatelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “spangled” (#32,189), “Slovenian” (#32,186), “spiteful” (#32,190). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “soulmate” is #32,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around soulmate, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,188 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for soulmate, with forms such as "osulmate", "solumate", and "soulamte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sulfate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From soul + mate. First attested as soul-mate in an 1822 letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Not in common usage before the 1980s. The correct English form is soulmate, spelled S-O-U-L-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how soulmate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Finding your wonderful soulmate is very similar to the process of sowing a seed and nurturing it into a beautiful blossoming plant.
  2. I'm all over the place, I can't sit in one place / I'm not ashamed at all / Still findin' myself, let alone a soulmate, I'm just sayin'

Etymology

From soul + mate. First attested as soul-mate in an 1822 letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Not in common usage before the 1980s.

This word in other languages

âme sœur(Français)Seelenverwandter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osulmate
  • solumate
  • soulamte
  • soullmate
  • soulmaet
  • soulmatte
  • soulmmate
  • soulmtae
  • soumlate
  • ssoulmate
  • suolmate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soulmate - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osulmate2solumate2soulamte2soullmate1soulmaet2soulmatte1soulmmate1soulmtae2
Edit distance from "soulmate"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soulmate"?
"soulmate" is spelled S-O-U-L-M-A-T-E.
What does "soulmate" mean?
As a noun, "soulmate" means: Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
What words are commonly confused with "soulmate"?
"soulmate" is commonly confused with "sulfate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "soulmate"?
From soul + mate. First attested as soul-mate in an 1822 letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Not in common usage before the 1980s. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soulmate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spangled#32,189spiteful#32,190slimming#32,185selenium#32,174

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

slasher11 variantsSkelton11 variantsstifled11 variantsstinger11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list