sol

/[ˈsol]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#716

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sol is aSpanishnoun. It means: Estrella del sistema planetario en el que se encuentra la Tierra. Pronounced [ˈsol]. It ranks #716 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with su and st.

Key facts for sol
PropertyValue
Headwordsol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsol]
Letters3
Frequency rank#716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sol in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sol is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsol]. Corpus data places it at rank #716 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for sol in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "st", "sy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sol, spelled S-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estrella del sistema planetario en el que se encuentra la Tierra.
  2. 2
    Cuerpo celeste en estado de combustión autosostenida, y que por ende produce luz propia.
  3. 3
    Unidad de duración que mide la longitud de un día solar en Marte.
  4. 4
    Luz y calor que se desprenden del sol₁.
  5. 5
    El día.
  6. 6
    Todo lo hermoso y brillante..
  7. 7
    Un día de camino..
  8. 8
    Entre polvoristas, rueda que gira en torno de un eje y despide fuegos en forma de rayos..
  9. 9
    Epíteto que se da a alguna persona especial en belleza, sabiduría o santidad.
  10. 10
    Un género de encajes de labor antigua..
  11. 11
    Cualquier cosa que da luz física o moral..

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #716 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sol"?
"sol" is spelled S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsol].
What does "sol" mean?
As a noun, "sol" means: Estrella del sistema planetario en el que se encuentra la Tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "sol"?
"sol" is commonly confused with "su", "st", "sy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sol" is [ˈsol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sol" come from?
"sol" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.