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“solider” and “solides” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,290
“solider” frequency rank
#29,791
“solides” frequency rank
60081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solider solides
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solide Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solide

Where the eye mixes solider and solides

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
solider
7 ch
solides

Look-alike desk: solider vs solides

A purely visual mix-up. solider ([zoˈliːdɐ]) and solides ([zoˈliːdəs]) 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 - r in “solider” becomes s in “solides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solider is recorded at frequency rank #30,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [zoˈliːdɐ]. solides is at rank #29,791, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zoˈliːdəs].

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 60081, this pair ranks #800,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solider vs solides

Shared letters: deilos. Private to "solider": r. Private to "solides": -.

"solider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "solides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solideroslider · sloider · soilder · soldier · solidder · soliderr · solidre · soliedr
  • solidesoslides · sloides · soildes · soldies · soliddes · solidess · solidse · solieds

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solider" and "solides" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([zoˈliːdɐ] versus [zoˈliːdəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "solider" or "solides"?
"solides" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,791 in our German list, against #30,290 for "solider". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "solider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #800,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solider" and "solides" 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 #800,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list