soisvsspotsConfusable pair

Quick tell: sois is a verb, spots is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sois” is a verb and “spots” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,119
“sois” frequency rank
#30,263
“spots” frequency rank
34382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sois spots
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de ser. Forma del plural de spot.

Where the eye mixes sois and spots

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
sois
5 ch
spots

Why the eye confuses sois with spots

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sois is [ˈsojs] while spots is /spɒts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sois is recorded at frequency rank #4,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsojs]. spots is at rank #30,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced /spɒts/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 34382, this pair ranks #191,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sois vs spots

Shared letters: os. Private to "sois": i. Private to "spots": pt.

"sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "spots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soisosis · sios · soiss · sosi · ssois
  • spotspsots · sopts · spost · spotss · spotts · sppots · sptos · sspots

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sois" and "spots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sois" is a verb and "spots" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sois" vs "spots" - which ranks higher?
"sois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,119 in our Spanish list, against #30,263 for "spots". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "spots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sois" and "spots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sous vs spots". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #191,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list