sole

/ˈsole/

//ˈsole// noun

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The verdict

“sole” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,849
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sol

Corpus desk

Index ES-sole · sole · Spanish

sole · rank #33,849 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,849
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH snake

Nearest frequency peer: snake (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sole”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sole” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

sole vs son
50% similar
sole vs soy
50% similar
sole vs sos
50% similar

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

Key facts for sole
PropertyValue
Headwordsole
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsole/
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,849
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “sole” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.solecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “snake” (#33,848), “solid” (#33,850), “solvente” (#33,851). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sole (IPA /ˈsole/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,849 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sol".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sole, with forms such as "osle", "sloe", and "soel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "son", "soy", "sos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sole, spelled S-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sol

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osle
  • sloe
  • soel
  • solle
  • ssole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sole - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osle2sloe2soel2solle1ssole1
Edit distance from "sole"

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 "sole"?
"sole" is spelled S-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsole/.
What does "sole" mean?
As a noun, "sole" means: Sol
What words are commonly confused with "sole"?
"sole" is commonly confused with "son", "soy", "sos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sole" is /ˈsole/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sole" come from?
"sole" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roda#33,831tien#33,874turn#33,885Belo#33,961

Similar misspelling depth

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

Patty5 variantsañada5 variantscite5 variantsLalo5 variants

What to do next

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  • "sole" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "son". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #33,849 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list