sole
/ˈsoʊl/
nounadjectiveverb
Common
1.n.the underside of footwear or a golf club
2.n.lean flesh of any of several flatfish
3.n.the underside of the foot
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sole and soul are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. sole means “the underside of footwear or a golf club”. 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 underside of footwear or a golf club
2.n.lean flesh of any of several flatfish
3.n.the underside of the foot
/ˈsoʊl/
| sole | soul | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsoʊl/ | /ˈsoʊl/ |
| Said | sohl | sohl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective, verb | noun |
| Senses | 7 | 5 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | psyche |
Full entry for sole · Full entry for soul · More comparisons
1.n.the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
2.n.a human being
“there was too much for one person to do”
3.n.deep feeling or emotion