Which to use
“solid” is an adjective and “solidly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,919
- “solid” frequency rank
- #24,004
- “solidly” frequency rank
- 25923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solid | solidly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma. | In a solid or firm manner. |
Letter map: solid vs solidly
Shared letters muted; letters that set solid and solidly apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - solid and solidly
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: solid is anadjective and solidlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “solid” sits inside “solidly”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solid is recorded at frequency rank #1,919, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɒl.ɪd/. solidly is at rank #24,004, tagged as anadv.
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 25923, this pair ranks #390,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solid vs solidly
Shared letters: dilos. Private to "solid": -. Private to "solidly": y.
"solid" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "solidly" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solid" and "solidly" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "solid" or "solidly" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "solid" and "solidly".
- Full dictionary entry for "solid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solidly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solid" and "solidly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solidity vs solidly". 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 #390,617 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.