sós

adj

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The verdict

“sós” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,887) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,887
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de só

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sós vs su
33% similar
sós vs SW
0% similar
sós vs sua
33% similar

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

Key facts for sós
PropertyValue
Headwordsós
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters3
Frequency rank#16,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sós” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sós lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sós is neighbouring look-alikes ("su", "SW", …), not just typos; it is anadjective. Frequency #16,887 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Gloss: "plural de só".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sós in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "SW", "sua", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sós, spelled S-Ó-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de só

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 "sós"?
"sós" is spelled S-Ó-S.
What does "sós" mean?
As an adjective, "sós" means: plural de só
What words are commonly confused with "sós"?
"sós" is commonly confused with "su", "SW", "sua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sós" come from?
"sós" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sós”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-Ó-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “su” - see the side-by-side comparison. sós vs su
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Words at a similar Portuguese frequency

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list