# soulmate

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,188

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **sulfate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soulmate-vs-sulfate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`osulmate`, `solumate`, `soulamte`, `soullmate`, `soulmaet`, `soulmatte`, `soulmmate`, `soulmtae`, `soumlate`, `ssoulmate`, `suolmate`

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