solace
/ˈsɑ.lɪs/noun, verb
solace is spelled S-O-L-A-C-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solace means “Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solace is solaces.
How many letters and syllables are in solace?
| Letters | 6: S-O-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is solace?
Solace appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce solace?
- UK /ˈsɒl.ɪs/
- US /ˈsɑ.lɪs/
- Australia /ˈsɔl.ɪs/
Solace has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-solace.ogg, En-au-solace.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solace
- solaces plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- solacing participle, present
- solaced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
- 2
A source of comfort or consolation.
September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
verb
- 1
To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
- 2
To allay or assuage.
- 3
To take comfort; to be cheered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consolation, réconfort , soulager, consoler |
| German | Trost , trösten |
| Portuguese | consolo , consolar, reconfortar |
| Spanish | solaz , solazar, consolar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does solace come from?
From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).