soya

[ˈsoʝa]

/[ˈsoʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“soya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,871
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Glycine max) Planta de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivada por sus semillas de alto valor proteico utilizadas en alimentación y para la producción de aceite.

Corpus desk

Index ES-soya · soya · Spanish

soya · rank #22,871 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,871
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subas

Nearest frequency peer: subas (+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 “soya”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “soya” 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).

soya vs sy
50% similar
soya vs sta
50% similar
soya vs spa
50% similar

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

Key facts for soya
PropertyValue
Headwordsoya
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsoʝa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,871
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “soya”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.soyacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “subas” (#22,872), “sobresale” (#22,869), “soberbio” (#22,868). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “soya” va en #22,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around soya (IPA [ˈsoʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,871 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Glycine max) Planta de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivada por sus semillas de alto valor proteico utilizadas en alimentación y para la producción de aceite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for soya, with forms such as "osya", "soay", and "soyya". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sy", "sta", "spa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is soya, spelled S-O-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Glycine max) Planta de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivada por sus semillas de alto valor proteico utilizadas en alimentación y para la producción de aceite.

This word in other languages

soy(English)soja(Français)Soja(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osya
  • soay
  • soyya
  • ssoya
  • syoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soya - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osya2soay2soyya1ssoya1syoa2
Edit distance from "soya"

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 "soya"?
"soya" is spelled S-O-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsoʝa].
What does "soya" mean?
As a noun, "soya" means: (Glycine max) Planta de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivada por sus semillas de alto valor proteico utilizadas en alimentación y para la producción de aceite.
What words are commonly confused with "soya"?
"soya" is commonly confused with "sy", "sta", "spa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soya" is [ˈsoʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soya" come from?
"soya" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salt#22,859tree#22,889roza#22,851buzz#22,963

Similar misspelling depth

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

corrí5 variantsjeep5 variantscogí5 variantsmimo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list