solide

[zoˈliːdə]

/[zoˈliːdə]/ adj

The verdict

“solide” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,454 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,454
frequency rank, German
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass es dauerhaft Beanspruchungen standhält; widerstandsfähig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

solide vs sowie
67% similar
solide vs solle
67% similar
solide vs Sonde
50% similar

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

Key facts for solide
PropertyValue
Headwordsolide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zoˈliːdə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,454
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “solide” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). solide lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for solide is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zoˈliːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,454 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for solide, with forms such as "oslide", "sloide", and "soilde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "sowie", "solle", "Sonde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is solide, spelled S-O-L-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es dauerhaft Beanspruchungen standhält; widerstandsfähig
  2. 2
    qualitativ ohne Makel, gut
  3. 3
    qualitativ gut und zugleich preiswert, nicht zu ausgeschmückt
  4. 4
    stark und gesichert gegen Gefährdungen
  5. 5
    durch gute (wissenschaftliche) Bildung und Sachkenntnis gesichert
  6. 6
    durch materielle Mittel und Maßnahmen gesichert
  7. 7
    wie es sich gehört, wie es sein sollte
  8. 8
    moralisch und sittlich einwandfrei

Antonyms

unsolide

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oslide,sloide,soilde,soldie,solidde,solied,sollide,ssolide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solide - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oslide2sloide2soilde2soldie2solidde1solied2sollide1ssolide1
Edit distance from "solide"

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 "solide"?
"solide" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈliːdə].
What does "solide" mean?
As an adjective, "solide" means: so, dass es dauerhaft Beanspruchungen standhält; widerstandsfähig
What words are commonly confused with "solide"?
"solide" is commonly confused with "sowie", "solle", "Sonde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solide" is [zoˈliːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solide" come from?
"solide" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “solide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-L-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zoˈliːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sowie” - see the side-by-side comparison. solide vs sowie
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list