sofisma
[soˈfisma]
The verdict
“sofisma” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Razón o argumento aparente con que se quiere defender o persuadir lo que es falso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sofisma · sofisma · Spanish
sofisma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sofisma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [soˈfisma] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sofisma” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sofisma is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [soˈfisma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Razón o argumento aparente con que se quiere defender o persuadir lo que es falso.".
sofisma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sofisma, spelled S-O-F-I-S-M-A.
Definition
- 1Razón o argumento aparente con que se quiere defender o persuadir lo que es falso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sofisma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un sofisma muy común, y casi aceptado totalmente, es creer que la palabra «cerrojo» deriva del verbo «cerrar» y el sustantivo «ojo»; cuando en realidad proviene del latín verucŭlum.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.