Which to use
“solicitados” is a participle and “solicitando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,821
- “solicitados” frequency rank
- #11,316
- “solicitando” frequency rank
- 37137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitados | solicitando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de solicitado, participio de solicitar. | Gerundio de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitados and solicitando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solicitados with solicitando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solicitados is [solisiˈt̪að̞os] while solicitando is [solisiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicitados is recorded at frequency rank #25,821, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [solisiˈt̪að̞os]. solicitando is at rank #11,316, tagged as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 37137, this pair ranks #176,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solicitados vs solicitando
Shared letters: acdilost. Private to "solicitados": -. Private to "solicitando": n.
"solicitados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "solicitando" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitados ← oslicitados · sloicitados · soilcitados · solciitados · soliccitados · soliciatdos · solicitaddos · solicitadoss
- solicitando ← oslicitando · sloicitando · soilcitando · solciitando · soliccitando · soliciatndo · solicitadno · solicitanddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solicitados" for "solicitando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "solicitados" or "solicitando" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "solicitados" and "solicitando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitados" and "solicitando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicitadas vs solicitados". 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 #176,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.