Which to use
“sopa” and “spy” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,673
- “sopa” frequency rank
- #48,092
- “spy” frequency rank
- 53765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sopa | spy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preparación liquida y cocida junto con otros ingredientes como carne o verduras. | Espía. |
Where the eye mixes sopa and spy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sopa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against spy's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sopa and spy
A purely visual mix-up. sopa ([ˈsopa]) and spy (/spaɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sopa is recorded at frequency rank #5,673, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsopa]. spy is at rank #48,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced /spaɪ/.
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 53765, this pair ranks #86,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sopa vs spy
Shared letters: ps. Private to "sopa": ao. Private to "spy": y.
"sopa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "spy" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sopa ← ospa · soap · soppa · spoa · ssopa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sopa" and "spy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sopa" or "spy" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sopa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sopa" and "spy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sei vs spy". 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 #86,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.