# soup

> English word · Noun · IPA /suːp/ · frequency rank #5,629

## Definitions
1. Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.
2. Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.
3. Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.
4. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
5. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
6. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
7. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
8. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
9. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
10. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
11. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
12. Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.

## Etymology
The noun is from Middle English soupe, sowpe, from Old French soupe, souppe, sope, from Late Latin suppa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Middle Dutch sope (“broth”)). Doublet of sop and zuppa. See also sup and supper.
The verb is from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-su)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sum)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sue)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-soy)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sup)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sow)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-stu)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sus)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sui)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-suh)
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sul)
- **sud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sud)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-stp)
- **SVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-svp)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soup-vs-sov)

## Common misspellings (5)
`osup`, `sopu`, `soupp`, `ssoup`, `suop`

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