somalí

/[somaˈli]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,556

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

somalí is anSpanishadj. It means: Persona que es originaria de Somalia. Pronounced [somaˈli]. Often confused with Somalia and salí.

Key facts for somalí
PropertyValue
Headwordsomalí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[somaˈli]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,556
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of somalí in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for somalí is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [somaˈli]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,556 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for somalí, with forms such as "osmalí", "smoalí", and "soamlí". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Somalia", "salí", "soli", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is somalí, spelled S-O-M-A-L-Í, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que es originaria de Somalia.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que es originario o se encuentra relacionado con Somalia.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osmalí,smoalí,soamlí,somallí,somaíl,somlaí,sommalí,ssomalí

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for somalí

Misspelling Variants of "somalí"

osmalí6smoalí6soamlí6somallí7somaíl6somlaí6sommalí7ssomalí7
Misspelling Variants of "somalí"

Frequency rank: #40,556 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "somalí"?
"somalí" is spelled S-O-M-A-L-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [somaˈli].
What does "somalí" mean?
As an adj, "somalí" means: Persona que es originaria de Somalia.
What words are commonly confused with "somalí"?
"somalí" is commonly confused with "Somalia", "salí", "soli". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "somalí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somalí" is [somaˈli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "somalí" come from?
"somalí" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.