soleil

[sɔˈlɛj]

/[sɔˈlɛj]/ noun

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The verdict

“soleil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,589
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentraler Mutterstern im Sonnensystem: Sonne

Corpus desk

Index DE-soleil · soleil · German

soleil · rank #45,589 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sniper

Nearest frequency peer: sniper (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „soleil“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „soleil“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soleil vs soll
67% similar
soleil vs Soli
50% similar
soleil vs steil
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soleil
PropertyValue
Headwordsoleil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɔˈlɛj]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,589
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „soleil“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).soleilliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sniper“ (#45,588), „Solinger“ (#45,590), „sommerliche“ (#45,591). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „soleil“ bei #45,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around soleil (IPA [sɔˈlɛj]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,589 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for soleil, with forms such as "osleil", "sloeil", and "soelil". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "soll", "Soli", "steil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is soleil, spelled S-O-L-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zentraler Mutterstern im Sonnensystem: Sonne
  2. 2
    Sonne im Sinne von Sonnenschein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how soleil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aujourd'hui le soleil a brillé toute la journée.

Antonyms

neigepluie

This word in other languages

sun(English)sol(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osleil
  • sloeil
  • soelil
  • soleill
  • soleli
  • soliel
  • solleil
  • ssoleil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soleil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osleil2sloeil2soelil2soleill1soleli2soliel2solleil1ssoleil1
Edit distance from "soleil"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soleil"?
"soleil" is spelled S-O-L-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [sɔˈlɛj].
What does "soleil" mean?
As a noun, "soleil" means: zentraler Mutterstern im Sonnensystem: Sonne
What words are commonly confused with "soleil"?
"soleil" is commonly confused with "soll", "Soli", "steil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soleil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soleil" is [sɔˈlɛj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soleil" come from?
"soleil" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soleil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sniper#45,588slater#45,586staune#45,605Schalk#45,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sands8 variantsUmbaus8 variantsPoetik8 variantsWerds8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list