Which to use
“sous” and “soya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,705
- “sous” frequency rank
- #22,871
- “soya” frequency rank
- 71576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sous | soya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sou. | (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. |
Where the eye mixes sous and soya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sous and soya
A purely visual mix-up. sous ([ˈsows]) and soya ([ˈsoʝa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sous is recorded at frequency rank #48,705, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsows]. soya is at rank #22,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsoʝa].
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 71576, this pair ranks #27,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sous vs soya
Shared letters: os. Private to "sous": u. Private to "soya": ay.
"sous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "soya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sous" and "soya" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sous" or "soya"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sous" and "soya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sous" and "soya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sous vs Susa". 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 #27,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.