# solar

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsəʊ.lə/ · frequency rank #2,862

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
2. Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
5. Employing solar power.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

## Easily confused with
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sor)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-star)
- **sold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sold)
- **solo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-solo)
- **sole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sole)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sour)
- **soma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-soma)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-spar)
- **sora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sora)
- **Sosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sosa)
- **sona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sona)
- **soya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-soya)
- **solid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-solid)
- **sugar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sugar)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-swear)
- **solve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-solve)
- **spear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-spear)
- **sonar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-sonar)
- **Solis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-solis)
- **splat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solar-vs-splat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oslar`, `sloar`, `soalr`, `solarr`, `sollar`, `solra`, `ssolar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/solar