Which to use
“salidos” is a participle and “sólido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,972
- “salidos” frequency rank
- #7,496
- “sólido” frequency rank
- 39468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salidos | sólido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de salido, participio de salir. | De estructura dura, maciza y densa al tacto |
Where the eye mixes salidos and sólido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses salidos with sólido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salidos is [saˈlið̞os] while sólido is [ˈsolið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salidos is recorded at frequency rank #31,972, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [saˈlið̞os]. sólido is at rank #7,496, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsolið̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39468, this pair ranks #164,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salidos vs sólido
Shared letters: dilos. Private to "salidos": a. Private to "sólido": ó.
"salidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sólido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- salidos ← aslidos · saildos · saldios · saliddos · salidoss · salidso · saliods · sallidos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salidos" for "sólido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salidos" vs "sólido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "salidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sólido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salidos" and "sólido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salidos vs sumidos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #164,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.