Somália

noun

The verdict

“Somália” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,150
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - país da África, em que o somali é a língua oficial; nome oficial: الصومال

Corpus desk

Index PT-somalia · Somália · Portuguese

Somália · rank #12,150 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,150
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH tocam

Nearest frequency peer: tocam (+4 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 “Somália”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Somália” 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
Key facts for Somália
PropertyValue
HeadwordSomália
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,150
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Somália”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Somáliacai 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 “tocam” (#12,154), “saque” (#12,144), “touch” (#12,156). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “Somália” fica em #12,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Somália, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,150 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "país da África, em que o somali é a língua oficial; nome oficial: الصومال".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Somália, with forms such as "osmália", "smoália", and "somláia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Somália, spelled S-O-M-Á-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    país da África, em que o somali é a língua oficial; nome oficial: الصومال

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Somália surgiu em 1960, quando dois protetorados (um italiano e outro britânico) uniram-se.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osmália
  • smoália
  • somláia
  • sommália
  • somáila
  • somálai
  • somállia
  • soámlia
  • ssomália

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Somália - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osmália2smoália2somláia2sommália1somáila2somálai2somállia1soámlia2
Edit distance from "Somália"

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 "Somália"?
"Somália" is spelled S-O-M-Á-L-I-A.
What does "Somália" mean?
As a noun, "Somália" means: país da África, em que o somali é a língua oficial; nome oficial: الصومال
What are common misspellings of "Somália"?
Common misspellings include "osmália", "smoália", "somláia", "sommália", "somáila". The correct spelling is "Somália".
What language does "Somália" come from?
"Somália" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list