Which to use
“solide” and “solider” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,454
- “solide” frequency rank
- #30,290
- “solider” frequency rank
- 38744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solide | solider |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es dauerhaft Beanspruchungen standhält; widerstandsfähig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solide |
Where the eye mixes solide and solider
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: solide vs solider
A purely visual mix-up. solide ([zoˈliːdə]) and solider ([zoˈliːdɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “solide” sits inside “solider”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solide is recorded at frequency rank #8,454, classified as anadj, pronounced [zoˈliːdə]. solider is at rank #30,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zoˈliːdɐ].
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 38744, this pair ranks #1,555,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solide vs solider
Shared letters: deilos. Private to "solide": -. Private to "solider": r.
"solide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "solider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solide" and "solider" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "solide" or "solider"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "solide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solider" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solide" and "solider" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solider vs Solinger". 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 #1,555,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.