sofisma

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sophisma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [suˈfiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [soˈfiz.ma]

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Noun

sofisma m (plural sofismes)

1. (philosophy) sophism (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning)

Related terms

• sofista
• sofístic
• sofisticar

Further reading

• “sofisma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Alternative forms

• sofizma, sofismus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsofɪsma]

Noun

sofisma n

1. sophism (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• demagogie
• logický klam
• paralogismus
• pseudoargument

Further reading

• “sofisma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sofisma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfiz.ma/
• Rhymes: -izma
• Hyphenation: so‧fì‧sma

Noun

sofisma m (plural sofismi)

1. sophism
2. fallacy
3. loophole

Synonyms

• scappatoia
• chicane
• scusa
• pretesto
• sottigliezza
• cavillo
• appiglio
• paralogismo

Related terms

• sofista

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfiz.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfiz.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /soˈfiʒ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfiz.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈfiʒ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ma

Etymology 1

Noun

sofisma m (plural sofismas)

1. (philosophy) sophism (flawed argument that is superficially correct)
2. (informal) trick; fraud

   Synonym: engano

Etymology 2

Verb

sofisma

1. inflection of sofismar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “sofisma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sofisma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfisma/ [soˈfiz.ma]
• Rhymes: -isma
• Syllabification: so‧fis‧ma

Noun

sofisma m (plural sofismas)

1. (philosophy) sophism

Further reading

• “sofisma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025