Which to use
“soja” is a noun and “suya” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,934
- “soja” frequency rank
- #3,154
- “suya” frequency rank
- 14088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soja | suya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Glycine max) Planta leguminosa originaria de Asia, con una semilla comestible similar a la judía y muy rico en proteínas y aceites. | Forma del femenino singular de suyo |
Where the eye mixes soja and suya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soja and suya
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soja is [ˈsoxa] while suya is [ˈsuʝa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soja is recorded at frequency rank #10,934, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsoxa]. suya is at rank #3,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuʝa].
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 14088, this pair ranks #285,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soja vs suya
Shared letters: as. Private to "soja": jo. Private to "suya": uy.
"soja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "suya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soja" and "suya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soja" or "suya"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soja" and "suya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soja" and "suya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs soja". 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 #285,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.