# solo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ · frequency rank #2,464

## Definitions
1. A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
4. A single shot of espresso.
5. An instance of soloing the football.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

## Easily confused with
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-son)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sow)
- **SQL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sql)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sos)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-som)
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sul)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sop)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sou)
- **SPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-spl)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sot)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sov)
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-some)
- **soon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-soon)
- **song** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-song)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sort)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-soul)
- **sons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solo-vs-sons)

## Common misspellings (4)
`sloo`, `sollo`, `sool`, `ssolo`

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