Which to use
“solicitan” and “soliciten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,964
- “solicitan” frequency rank
- #27,018
- “soliciten” frequency rank
- 42982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitan | soliciten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitan and soliciten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between solicitan and soliciten
A purely visual mix-up. solicitan ([soliˈsit̪ãn]) and soliciten ([soliˈsit̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “solicitan” becomes e in “soliciten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42982, 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]. soliciten is at rank #27,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [soliˈsit̪ẽn].
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 42982, this pair ranks #145,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solicitan vs soliciten
Shared letters: cilnost. Private to "solicitan": a. Private to "soliciten": e.
"solicitan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "soliciten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solicitan" for "soliciten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "solicitan" vs "soliciten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soliciten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitan" and "soliciten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicité vs soliciten". 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 #145,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.