Which to use
“soldar” and “soltar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,078
- “soldar” frequency rank
- #8,721
- “soltar” frequency rank
- 49799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soldar | soltar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adherir y unir con firmeza la totalidad de dos cosas, o dos fragmentos de una misma cosa, comúnmente con alguna substancia igual o similar a ellas. | Dejar de hacer fuerza que retenga algo o a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes soldar and soltar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. soldar and soltar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: soldar vs soltar
A purely visual mix-up. soldar ([sol̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and soltar ([sol̪ˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “soldar” becomes t in “soltar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soldar is recorded at frequency rank #41,078, classified as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈd̪aɾ]. soltar is at rank #8,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 49799, this pair ranks #106,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soldar vs soltar
Shared letters: alors. Private to "soldar": d. Private to "soltar": t.
"soldar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "soltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soldar" and "soltar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soldar" vs "soltar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soldar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soltar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soldar" and "soltar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "silbar vs soldar". 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 #106,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.