Which to use
“solicitados” is a participle and “solicitaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,821
- “solicitados” frequency rank
- #17,292
- “solicitaron” frequency rank
- 43113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitados | solicitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de solicitado, participio de solicitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitados and solicitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between solicitados and solicitaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solicitados is [solisiˈt̪að̞os] while solicitaron is [solisiˈt̪aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 43113, 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]. solicitaron is at rank #17,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪aɾõn].
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 43113, this pair ranks #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solicitados vs solicitaron
Shared letters: acilost. Private to "solicitados": d. Private to "solicitaron": nr.
"solicitados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "solicitaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitados ← oslicitados · sloicitados · soilcitados · solciitados · soliccitados · soliciatdos · solicitaddos · solicitadoss
- solicitaron ← oslicitaron · sloicitaron · soilcitaron · solciitaron · soliccitaron · soliciatron · solicitaorn · solicitarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solicitados" for "solicitaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "solicitados" vs "solicitaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitados" and "solicitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicitaban vs solicitaron". 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 #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.