Español homophones
soi/soy
"soy" (#134 written frequency) beats "soi" (#38,396) in this 2-word /ˈsoj/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈsoj/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "soy" leads at #134, with "soi" trailing at #38,396.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "soi" keeps i, "soy" writes y at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across soi, soy: os. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
soi
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory ios · private i
soy
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory osy · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "soi" when you mean: Segunda persona singular informal en el voseo chileno (vos) del presente de indicativo del verbo ser.
- Write "soy" when you mean: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ser.