solamente

[ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e]

/[ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e]/ adv

The verdict

“solamente” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#882
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De un solo modo; sin ninguna otra cosa; exclusivamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-solamente · solamente · Spanish

solamente · rank #882 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #882
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH rápido

Nearest frequency peer: rápido (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “solamente”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “solamente” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

solamente vs solvente
78% similar
solamente vs sumamente
78% similar

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

Key facts for solamente
PropertyValue
Headwordsolamente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#882
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “solamente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).solamentecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rápido” (#881), “probablemente” (#880), “principios” (#879). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “solamente” va en #882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around solamente (IPA [ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #882 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for solamente, with forms such as "oslamente", "sloamente", and "soalmente". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "solvente", "sumamente", 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. The correct Spanish form is solamente, spelled S-O-L-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De un solo modo; sin ninguna otra cosa; exclusivamente.
  2. 2
    Que es o se hace forma única.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No te dan solamente el reloj, que los cumplas muy felices y esperamos que te dure porque es de buena marca, suizo con áncora de rubíes; no te regalan solamente ese menudo picapedrero que te atarás a la muñeca y pasearás contigo. Te regalan —no lo saben, lo terrible es que no lo saben—, te regalan un nuevo pedazo frágil y precario de ti mismo, algo que es…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslamente
  • sloamente
  • soalmente
  • solaemnte
  • solamenet
  • solamennte
  • solamentte
  • solametne
  • solammente
  • solamnete
  • sollamente
  • solmaente
  • ssolamente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solamente - 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.

oslamente2sloamente2soalmente2solaemnte2solamenet2solamennte1solamentte1solametne2
Edit distance from "solamente"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "solamente"?
"solamente" is spelled S-O-L-A-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e].
What does "solamente" mean?
As an adverb, "solamente" means: De un solo modo; sin ninguna otra cosa; exclusivamente.
What words are commonly confused with "solamente"?
"solamente" is commonly confused with "solvente", "sumamente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solamente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solamente" is [ˌsolaˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solamente" come from?
"solamente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "solamente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list