solicitabavssolicitadasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: solicitaba is a verb, solicitadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“solicitaba” is a verb and “solicitadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,990
“solicitaba” frequency rank
#34,785
“solicitadas” frequency rank
66775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solicitaba solicitadas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de solicitar. Forma del femenino plural de solicitado, participio de solicitar.

Where the eye mixes solicitaba and solicitadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
solicitaba
11 ch
solicitadas

Visual trap between solicitaba and solicitadas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solicitaba is [solisiˈt̪aβ̞a] while solicitadas is [solisiˈt̪að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solicitaba is recorded at frequency rank #31,990, classified as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪aβ̞a]. solicitadas is at rank #34,785, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [solisiˈt̪að̞as].

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 66775, this pair ranks #38,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of solicitaba vs solicitadas

Shared letters: acilost. Private to "solicitaba": b. Private to "solicitadas": d.

"solicitaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "solicitadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solicitabaoslicitaba · sloicitaba · soilcitaba · solciitaba · soliccitaba · soliciatba · solicitaab · solicitabba
  • solicitadasoslicitadas · sloicitadas · soilcitadas · solciitadas · soliccitadas · soliciatdas · solicitaads · solicitadass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solicitaba" and "solicitadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "solicitaba" is a verb and "solicitadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "solicitaba" or "solicitadas"?
"solicitaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,990 in our Spanish list, against #34,785 for "solicitadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "solicitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solicitadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solicitaba" and "solicitadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicitaban vs solicitadas". 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 #38,927 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