Which to use
“solicitan” and “solicitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,964
- “solicitan” frequency rank
- #4,554
- “solicitar” frequency rank
- 20518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitan | solicitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. | Pedir algo de forma respetuosa o siguiendo los usos más formales. |
Where the eye mixes solicitan and solicitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solicitan with solicitar
A purely visual mix-up. solicitan ([soliˈsit̪ãn]) and solicitar ([solisiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “solicitan” becomes r in “solicitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20518, 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]. solicitar is at rank #4,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪aɾ].
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 20518, this pair ranks #258,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solicitan vs solicitar
Shared letters: acilost. Private to "solicitan": n. Private to "solicitar": r.
"solicitan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "solicitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "solicitan" and "solicitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitan" and "solicitar" 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 #258,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.