solon
"solon" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“solon” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,929
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wise legislator or lawgiver.
Corpus desk
Index EN-solon · solon · English
solon · rank #43,929 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,929
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH speedster
Nearest frequency peer: speedster (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “solon”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Soames
Soames
56,074 corpus weight
- solon
solon
56,072 corpus weight
- speedster
speedster
56,071 corpus weight
- spellbound
spellbound
56,070 corpus weight
- spiel
spiel
56,069 corpus weight
- splint
splint
56,068 corpus weight
What this shows “solon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | solon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #43,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “solon”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around solon, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,929 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for solon, with forms such as "sloon", "sollon", and "solno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "son", "soon", "sooo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn), the name of an influential Athenian statesman. The correct English form is solon, spelled S-O-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1A wise legislator or lawgiver.
- 2Any legislator.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how solon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the wake of the death of two first responders in La Trinidad town, Rep. Eric Go Yap seeks to amend the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 or Republic Act (RA) 10121. [...] The solon is set to file a bill to amend RA 10121 on Aug. 4, particularly Section 13, as he seeks to institutionalize protection for those serving in the f…
"I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations lnking^([sic]) me to alleged corrupt practices and illegal acts. The ongoing flood-control nvestigation^([sic]) is a serious matter. am^([sic]) totally surprised that my name has been mentioned," USWAG ILONGGO Party-list Rep. James "Jojo" Ang Jr. said in a statement, referring to the Senate Blue…
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn), the name of an influential Athenian statesman.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sloon
- sollon
- solno
- solonn
- sooln
- ssolon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "solon", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).