somos

[ˈsomos]

/[ˈsomos]/ verb

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The verdict

“somos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#347
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ser.

Corpus desk

Index ES-somos · somos · Spanish

somos · rank #347 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #347
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sigue

Nearest frequency peer: sigue (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “somos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “somos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

somos vs sos
60% similar
somos vs sumo
60% similar
somos vs soto
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for somos
PropertyValue
Headwordsomos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsomos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#347
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “somos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).somoscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sigue” (#346), “proyecto” (#345), “uso” (#349). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “somos” va en #347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around somos (IPA [ˈsomos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #347 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ser.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for somos, with forms such as "osmos", "smoos", and "sommos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sos", "sumo", "soto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is somos, spelled S-O-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ser.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osmos
  • smoos
  • sommos
  • somoss
  • somso
  • sooms
  • ssomos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of somos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osmos2smoos2sommos1somoss1somso2sooms2ssomos1
Edit distance from "somos"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "somos"?
"somos" is spelled S-O-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsomos].
What does "somos" mean?
As a verb, "somos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ser.
What words are commonly confused with "somos"?
"somos" is commonly confused with "sos", "sumo", "soto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "somos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somos" is [ˈsomos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "somos" come from?
"somos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "somos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sigue#346cerca#351juego#340hemos#339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

llegar7 variantsrazón7 variantssería7 variantspadre7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list