Which to use
“solicita” and “solicitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,121
- “solicita” frequency rank
- #7,491
- “solicitado” frequency rank
- 13612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicita | solicitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. | Participio de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicita and solicitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solicita with solicitado
A purely visual mix-up. solicita ([soliˈsit̪a]) and solicitado ([solisiˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “solicita” sits inside “solicitado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicita is recorded at frequency rank #6,121, classified as averb, pronounced [soliˈsit̪a]. solicitado is at rank #7,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪að̞o].
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 13612, this pair ranks #287,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solicita vs solicitado
Shared letters: acilost. Private to "solicita": -. Private to "solicitado": d.
"solicita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "solicitado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicita ← oslicita · sloicita · soilcita · solciita · soliccita · soliciat · solicitta · solictia
- solicitado ← oslicitado · sloicitado · soilcitado · solciitado · soliccitado · soliciatdo · solicitaddo · solicitaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solicita" and "solicitado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "solicita" vs "solicitado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicita" and "solicitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicita vs solicité". 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 #287,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.