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sopa

Spanish, noun

sopa is spelled S-O-P-A (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sopa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “soup (any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of sopar. With an accent, sopá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of sopar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preparación liquida y cocida junto con otros ingredientes como carne o verduras”.

What does sopa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesoup (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. 2

    Mexicofemininenoodles

  3. 3

    femininesopped bread

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as sopá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of sopar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Preparación liquida y cocida junto con otros ingredientes como carne o verduras. 2. Dícese del sancocho, preparación similar pero más cargada.

adverb: 1. Adormecido, dormido, inactivo.

adjective: 1. Adormecido, ignorante, despreocupado.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sopa

  • sopas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to sopa

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is sopa in Spanish?

sopa appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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