sopa

/ˈso.pɐ/

//ˈso.pɐ// noun

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The verdict

“sopa” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,351) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,351
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comida líquida ou pastosa, cozida, normalmente com vegetais e carne

Corpus desk

Index PT-sopa · sopa · Portuguese

sopa · rank #4,351 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,351
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH set

Nearest frequency peer: set (-3 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “sopa”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “sopa” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

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

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

Key facts for sopa
PropertyValue
Headwordsopa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈso.pɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,351
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “sopa”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “set” (#4,348), “separação” (#4,346), “torneio” (#4,357). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sopa” fica em #4,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sopa is neighbouring look-alikes ("sua", "sou", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈso.pɐ/. Frequency #4,351 among 1,185 “S” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for sopa, with forms such as "ospa", "soppa", and "spoa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sua", "sou", "sós", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sopa, spelled S-O-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    comida líquida ou pastosa, cozida, normalmente com vegetais e carne
  2. 2
    algo fácil de se fazer
  3. 3
    oportunidade gerada em razão de desatenção, omissão, descuido, ausência, falha ou ainda disponibilidade
  4. 4
    demonstração com ato que assinala interesse, oportunidade, uma abertura à corte, ao flerte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Esta sua sopa de brócoli está uma delícia!
  2. Vai ser sopa ganhar a competição!

This word in other languages

soup(English)sopa(Español)soupe(Français)Suppe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ospa
  • soppa
  • spoa
  • ssopa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ospa2soppa1spoa2ssopa1
Edit distance from "sopa"

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 "sopa"?
"sopa" is spelled S-O-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈso.pɐ/.
What does "sopa" mean?
As a noun, "sopa" means: comida líquida ou pastosa, cozida, normalmente com vegetais e carne
What words are commonly confused with "sopa"?
"sopa" 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 "sopa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sopa" is /ˈso.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sopa" come from?
"sopa" 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 "sopa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

long#4,319lobo#4,408arco#4,287semi#4,431

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list