seoul
/ˈsoʊl/
noun
Common
1.n.the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea
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seoul and soul are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. seoul means “the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea”. soul means “the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life”. soul is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈsoʊl/
1.n.the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea
/ˈsoʊl/
1.n.the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
| seoul | soul | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsoʊl/ | /ˈsoʊl/ |
| Said | sohl | sohl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 1 | 5 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | capital of South Korea | psyche |
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2.n.a human being
“there was too much for one person to do”
3.n.deep feeling or emotion