Which to use
“solicitud” and “solicitudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,906
- “solicitud” frequency rank
- #6,461
- “solicitudes” frequency rank
- 9367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitud | solicitudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Documento que se cursa para solicitar algo. | Forma del plural de solicitud. |
Where the eye mixes solicitud and solicitudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solicitud with solicitudes
A purely visual mix-up. solicitud ([solisiˈt̪uð̞]) and solicitudes ([solisiˈt̪uð̞es]) 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) - “solicitud” sits inside “solicitudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicitud is recorded at frequency rank #2,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [solisiˈt̪uð̞]. solicitudes is at rank #6,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced [solisiˈt̪uð̞es].
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 9367, this pair ranks #302,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solicitud vs solicitudes
Shared letters: cdilostu. Private to "solicitud": -. Private to "solicitudes": e.
"solicitud" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "solicitudes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitud ← oslicitud · sloicitud · soilcitud · solciitud · soliccitud · solicitdu · solicittud · solicitudd
- solicitudes ← oslicitudes · sloicitudes · soilcitudes · solciitudes · soliccitudes · solicitdues · solicittudes · solicituddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solicitud" and "solicitudes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "solicitud" or "solicitudes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitud" and "solicitudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicité vs solicitud". 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 #302,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.