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Which to use

“solicita” and “solicité” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,121
“solicita” frequency rank
#45,614
“solicité” frequency rank
51735
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solicita solicité
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de solicitar.

Where the eye mixes solicita and solicité

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
solicita
8 ch
solicité

Look-alike desk: solicita vs solicité

A purely visual mix-up. solicita ([soliˈsit̪a]) and solicité ([solisiˈt̪e]) 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 - a in “solicita” becomes é in “solicité”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51735, 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]. solicité is at rank #45,614, tagged as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪e].

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 51735, this pair ranks #96,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solicita vs solicité

Shared letters: cilost. Private to "solicita": a. Private to "solicité": é.

"solicita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "solicité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solicitaoslicita · sloicita · soilcita · solciita · soliccita · soliciat · solicitta · solictia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solicita" and "solicité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([soliˈsit̪a] versus [solisiˈt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "solicita" vs "solicité" - which ranks higher?
"solicita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,121 in our Spanish list, against #45,614 for "solicité". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "solicita" and "solicité" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "solicita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solicité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solicita" and "solicité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicité vs soliciten". 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 #96,332 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