Which to use
“solidity” is a noun and “solidly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,668
- “solidity” frequency rank
- #24,004
- “solidly” frequency rank
- 69672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solidity | solidly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The state or quality of being solid. | In a solid or firm manner. |
Letter map: solidity vs solidly
Shared letters muted; letters that set solidity and solidly apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for solidity / solidly
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: solidity is anoun and solidlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solidity is recorded at frequency rank #45,668, classified as anoun, pronounced /səˈlɪdɪti/. 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 69672, this pair ranks #53,586 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of solidity vs solidly
Shared letters: dilosy. Private to "solidity": t. Private to "solidly": -.
"solidity" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "solidly" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solidity" and "solidly" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "solidity" or "solidly"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "solidity" and "solidly".
- Full dictionary entry for "solidity" 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 #53,586 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solidity" and "solidly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salinity vs solidity". 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 #53,586 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.