Which to use
“solicitan” and “solicitando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,964
- “solicitan” frequency rank
- #11,316
- “solicitando” frequency rank
- 27280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitan | solicitando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. | Gerundio de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitan and solicitando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between solicitan and solicitando
A purely visual mix-up. solicitan ([soliˈsit̪ãn]) and solicitando ([solisiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “solicitan” sits inside “solicitando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicitan is recorded at frequency rank #15,964, classified as averb, pronounced [soliˈsit̪ãn]. 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 27280, this pair ranks #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solicitan vs solicitando
Shared letters: acilnost. Private to "solicitan": -. Private to "solicitando": d.
"solicitan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "solicitando" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitan ← oslicitan · sloicitan · soilcitan · solciitan · soliccitan · soliciatn · solicitann · solicitna
- solicitando ← oslicitando · sloicitando · soilcitando · solciitando · soliccitando · soliciatndo · solicitadno · solicitanddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solicitan" and "solicitando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "solicitan" or "solicitando"?
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 "solicitan" 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 #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitan" and "solicitando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicitaban vs solicitan". 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 #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.