sois

/ˈsojs/

//ˈsojs// verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“sois” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,136
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser

Corpus desk

Index PT-sois · sois · Portuguese

sois · rank #20,136 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,136
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH ski

Nearest frequency peer: ski (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sois”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sois” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

sois vs sou
50% similar
sois vs sol
50% similar
sois vs som
50% similar

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

Key facts for sois
PropertyValue
Headwordsois
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsojs/
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,136
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sois”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.soiscai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ski” (#20,135), “simular” (#20,134), “simplificado” (#20,133). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sois” fica em #20,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sois (IPA /ˈsojs/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,136 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sois, with forms such as "osis", "sios", and "soiss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sou", "sol", "som", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is sois, spelled S-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Olhai que, se sois Sal e vos danais

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osis
  • sios
  • soiss
  • sosi
  • ssois

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sois - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osis2sios2soiss1sosi2ssois1
Edit distance from "sois"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sois"?
"sois" is spelled S-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsojs/.
What does "sois" mean?
As a verb, "sois" means: segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser
What words are commonly confused with "sois"?
"sois" is commonly confused with "sou", "sol", "som". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sois" is /ˈsojs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sois" come from?
"sois" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

roca#20,120Togo#20,152poxa#20,097past#20,081

Similar misspelling depth

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

aveia5 variantsgema5 variantsdear5 variantsgate5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list