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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.

8 ch
solicita
10 ch
solicitado

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

  • solicitaoslicita · sloicita · soilcita · solciita · soliccita · soliciat · solicitta · solictia
  • solicitadooslicitado · sloicitado · soilcitado · solciitado · soliccitado · soliciatdo · solicitaddo · solicitaod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solicita" and "solicitado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([soliˈsit̪a] versus [solisiˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "solicita" vs "solicitado" - which ranks higher?
"solicita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,121 in our Spanish list, against #7,491 for "solicitado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list