Which to use
“soldado” is a noun and “soltado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,449
- “soldado” frequency rank
- #28,952
- “soltado” frequency rank
- 32401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soldado | soltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional. | Participio de soltar. |
Where the eye mixes soldado and soltado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soldado and soltado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses soldado with soltado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soldado is [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o] while soltado is [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “soldado” becomes t in “soltado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soldado is recorded at frequency rank #3,449, classified as anoun, pronounced [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]. soltado is at rank #28,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 32401, this pair ranks #202,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soldado vs soltado
Shared letters: adlos. Private to "soldado": -. Private to "soltado": t.
"soldado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soldado" and "soltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "soldado" or "soltado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soldado" and "soltado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soldado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soldado" and "soltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soltaba vs soltado". 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 #202,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.