Which to use
“sola” and “sole” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,998
- “sola” frequency rank
- #27,493
- “sole” frequency rank
- 74491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sola | sole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seezunge (Solea solea) | nächster Stern zur Erde und Zentrum unseres Sonnensystems; Sonne |
Where the eye mixes sola and sole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sola and sole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sola vs sole
A purely visual mix-up. sola ([ˈsɔla]) and sole ([ˈsole]) 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 e in “sole”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74491, 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]. sole is at rank #27,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsole].
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 74491, this pair ranks #332,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sola vs sole
Shared letters: los. Private to "sola": a. Private to "sole": e.
"sola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sola" for "sole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sola" vs "sole" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sola" and "sole" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sola" and "sole" 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 #332,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.