soya

\sɔ.ja\

/\sɔ.ja\/ noun

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The verdict

“soya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,368
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauce de soja.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soya · soya · French

soya · rank #49,368 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,368
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH souffrirait

Nearest frequency peer: souffrirait (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « soya »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « soya » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soya vs sy
50% similar
soya vs spy
50% similar
soya vs syn
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soya
PropertyValue
Headwordsoya
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.ja\
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,368
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « soya »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).soyase place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « souffrirait » (#49,367), « spi » (#49,369), « sorgho » (#49,366). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « soya » est au #49,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around soya (IPA \sɔ.ja\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,368 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for soya, with forms such as "osya", "soay", and "soyya". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sy", "spy", "syn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is soya, spelled S-O-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauce de soja.
  2. 2
    ou Forme alternative de soja.
  3. 3
    Brochettes de bœuf marinées et grillées en Afrique de l’Ouest.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how soya appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Par-ci par là, un corridor bâillait, vaguement éclairé par une lampe nourrie à l’huile de soya.
  2. Les vendeurs de soya, de poulet et de poisson braisé, de beignet ou de salade composent un mélange cosmopolite dont le charme repose sur sa diversité.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osya
  • soay
  • soyya
  • ssoya
  • syoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soya - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osya2soay2soyya1ssoya1syoa2
Edit distance from "soya"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soya"?
"soya" is spelled S-O-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.ja\.
What does "soya" mean?
As a noun, "soya" means: Sauce de soja.
What words are commonly confused with "soya"?
"soya" is commonly confused with "sy", "spy", "syn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soya" is \sɔ.ja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soya" come from?
"soya" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soya", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seum#49,357turf#49,415vial#49,425rani#49,310

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

ciro5 variantskite5 variantskala5 variantshash5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list