sóciovssoisTell them apart

Quick tell: sócio is a noun, sois is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sócio” is a noun and “sois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,806
“sócio” frequency rank
#20,136
“sois” frequency rank
23942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sócio sois
Definition pessoa que divide as despesas e os lucros com as outras em uma companhia ou em um clube segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser

Letter map: sócio vs sois

Shared letters muted; letters that set sócio and sois apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
sócio
4 ch
sois

Grammar separator: sócio vs sois

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sócio is anoun and soisaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sócio is recorded at frequency rank #3,806, classified as anoun. sois is at rank #20,136, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsojs/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23942, this pair ranks #45,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sócio vs sois

Shared letters: ios. Private to "sócio": . Private to "sois": -.

"sócio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soisosis · sios · soiss · sosi · ssois

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sócio" for "sois" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sócio" is a noun and "sois" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sócio" or "sois"?
"sócio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,806 in our Portuguese list, against #20,136 for "sois". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sócio" and "sois".

  • Full dictionary entry for "sócio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sócio" and "sois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sois". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #45,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list