soma

/ˈso.mɐ/

//ˈso.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“soma” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,467
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de somar

Corpus desk

Index PT-soma · soma · Portuguese

soma · rank #5,467 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,467
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH suportar

Nearest frequency peer: suportar (+2 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 “soma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “soma” 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).

soma vs sua
50% similar
soma vs sou
50% similar
soma vs sós
25% similar

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

Key facts for soma
PropertyValue
Headwordsoma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈso.mɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,467
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “soma”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).somacai 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 “suportar” (#5,469), “teclado” (#5,470), “terrorista” (#5,471). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “soma” fica em #5,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around soma (IPA /ˈso.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,467 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for soma, with forms such as "osma", "smoa", and "soam". 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, "sua", "sou", "sós", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is soma, spelled S-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de somar
  2. 2
    adição ou o resultado de uma adição
  3. 3
    quantia em dinheiro
  4. 4
    nome técnico para corpo; conjunto das células não reprodutoras dos seres vivos
  5. 5
    bebida ritual da cultura védica e hindu
  6. 6
    a parte não reprodutiva do corpo dos organismos vivos
  7. 7
    terapia de princípios anarquistas
  8. 8
    o corpo mais rústico da consciência humana, ao mesmo tempo, nível mais elevado da evolução animal; uma extensão da própria terra constituído, no entanto, de 65% de água

This word in other languages

sum(English)suma(Español)somme(Français)Betrag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osma
  • smoa
  • soam
  • somma
  • ssoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soma - 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.

osma2smoa2soam2somma1ssoma1
Edit distance from "soma"

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 "soma"?
"soma" is spelled S-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈso.mɐ/.
What does "soma" mean?
As a noun, "soma" means: ato ou efeito de somar
What words are commonly confused with "soma"?
"soma" is commonly confused with "sua", "sou", "sós". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soma" is /ˈso.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soma" come from?
"soma" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vela#5,478hill#5,434cana#5,503osso#5,563

Similar misspelling depth

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

adoção5 variantsburro5 variantspano5 variantsselo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list