Which to use
“sopa” is a noun and “sta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,673
- “sopa” frequency rank
- #14,015
- “sta” frequency rank
- 19688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sopa | sta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preparación liquida y cocida junto con otros ingredientes como carne o verduras. | Forma del femenino de sto: «esta». |
Where the eye mixes sopa and sta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sopa and sta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sopa is [ˈsopa] while sta is /ˈsta/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19688, 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]. sta is at rank #14,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsta/.
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 19688, this pair ranks #262,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sopa vs sta
Shared letters: as. Private to "sopa": op. Private to "sta": t.
"sopa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sopa ← ospa · soap · soppa · spoa · ssopa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sopa" and "sta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sopa" or "sta" show up more?
What to do next
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 "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sopa" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sta vs stem". 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 #262,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.