Which to use
“solicitar” and “solicitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,554
- “solicitar” frequency rank
- #17,292
- “solicitaron” frequency rank
- 21846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitar | solicitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedir algo de forma respetuosa o siguiendo los usos más formales. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitar and solicitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solicitar with solicitaron
A purely visual mix-up. solicitar ([solisiˈt̪aɾ]) and solicitaron ([solisiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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) - “solicitar” sits inside “solicitaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicitar is recorded at frequency rank #4,554, classified as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪aɾ]. 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 21846, this pair ranks #253,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solicitar vs solicitaron
Shared letters: acilorst. Private to "solicitar": -. Private to "solicitaron": n.
"solicitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "solicitaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitar ← oslicitar · sloicitar · soilcitar · solciitar · soliccitar · soliciatr · solicitarr · solicitra
- solicitaron ← oslicitaron · sloicitaron · soilcitaron · solciitaron · soliccitaron · soliciatron · solicitaorn · solicitarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solicitar" and "solicitaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "solicitar" or "solicitaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "solicitar" and "solicitaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitar" 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 #253,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitar" 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 #253,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.