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

#6,121
“solicita” frequency rank
#27,018
“soliciten” frequency rank
33139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solicita soliciten
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de solicitar.

Where the eye mixes solicita and soliciten

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

8 ch
solicita
9 ch
soliciten

Visual trap between solicita and soliciten

A purely visual mix-up. solicita ([soliˈsit̪a]) and soliciten ([soliˈsit̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33139, 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]. soliciten is at rank #27,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [soliˈsit̪ẽn].

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 33139, this pair ranks #198,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solicita vs soliciten

Shared letters: cilost. Private to "solicita": a. Private to "soliciten": en.

"solicita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "soliciten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solicitaoslicita · sloicita · soilcita · solciita · soliccita · soliciat · solicitta · solictia
  • solicitenosliciten · sloiciten · soilciten · solciiten · solicciten · solicietn · solicitenn · solicitne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "solicita" and "soliciten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([soliˈsit̪a] versus [soliˈsit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "solicita" or "soliciten" show up more?
"solicita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,121 in our Spanish list, against #27,018 for "soliciten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "soliciten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solicita" and "soliciten" 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 #198,395 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