Which to use
“sola” and “Sold” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,998
- “sola” frequency rank
- #27,062
- “Sold” frequency rank
- 74060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sola | Sold |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seezunge (Solea solea) | Bezahlung für das Handwerk eines Soldaten |
Where the eye mixes sola and Sold
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sola (CVCV) and Sold (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sola and Sold
A purely visual mix-up. sola ([ˈsɔla]) and Sold ([zɔlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “sola” becomes d in “Sold”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sola is recorded at frequency rank #46,998, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɔla]. Sold is at rank #27,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɔlt].
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 74060, this pair ranks #343,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sola vs Sold
Shared letters: los. Private to "sola": a. Private to "Sold": d.
"sola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Sold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sola" and "Sold" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sola" or "Sold" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sold" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sola" and "Sold" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sola vs sonar". 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 #343,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.