solo
German, adjective
solo is spelled S-O-L-O (4 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solo is a German adjective meaning “alone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Solo is a different word: “solo (piece of music for one)”.
What does solo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alone
- 2
single (not married nor dating)
Ich bin solo.
noun
- 1
neutersolo (piece of music for one)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Musikstück oder Element in einem Musikstück, welches ein Musiker alleine oder akustisch hervorgehoben vorträgt 2. Tanzdarbietung eines einzelnen Tänzers 3. Ansage bei verschiedenen Kartenspielen, bei der ein Spieler gegen mehrere Mitspieler spielt (zum Beispiel Doppelkopf) 4. Begehungsstil, bei dem eine Route nur durch Selbstsicherung alleine begangen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of solo
- Solos genitive
- Soli plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to solo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is solo in German?
solo appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).