Which to use
“sox” and “soya” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,694
- “sox” frequency rank
- #49,368
- “soya” frequency rank
- 73062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sox | soya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sock. | Sauce de soja. |
Where the eye mixes sox and soya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sox and soya
A purely visual mix-up. sox (\ˈsɑks\) and soya (\sɔ.ja\) 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 73062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sox is recorded at frequency rank #23,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɑks\. soya is at rank #49,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.ja\.
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 73062, this pair ranks #41,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sox vs soya
Shared letters: os. Private to "sox": x. Private to "soya": ay.
"sox" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "soya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- soya ← osya · soay · soyya · ssoya · syoa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sox" and "soya" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sox" or "soya" 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 "sox" 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 #41,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sox" and "soya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Soraya vs soya". 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 #41,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.