solon

noun

"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

corpus weight

What this shows “solon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

solon vs son
60% similar
solon vs soon
80% similar
solon vs sooo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for solon
PropertyValue
Headwordsolon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,929
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “solon”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).solonlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “speedster” (#43,930), “Soames” (#43,927), “spellbound” (#43,931). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “solon” is #43,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A wise legislator or lawgiver.
  2. 2
    Any legislator.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how solon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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…
  2. "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.

sloon2sollon1solno2solonn1sooln2ssolon1
Edit distance from "solon"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "solon"?
"solon" is spelled S-O-L-O-N.
What does "solon" mean?
As a noun, "solon" means: A wise legislator or lawgiver.
What words are commonly confused with "solon"?
"solon" is commonly confused with "son", "soon", "sooo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "solon"?
From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn), the name of an influential Athenian statesman. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list