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“solitaria” and “solitarias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,463
“solitaria” frequency rank
#28,951
“solitarias” frequency rank
43414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solitaria solitarias
Definition Forma del femenino de solitario. Forma del femenino plural de solitario.

Where the eye mixes solitaria and solitarias

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. solitaria runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against solitarias's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
solitaria
10 ch
solitarias

Visual trap between solitaria and solitarias

A purely visual mix-up. solitaria ([soliˈt̪aɾja]) and solitarias ([soliˈt̪aɾjas]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “solitaria” sits inside “solitarias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solitaria is recorded at frequency rank #14,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [soliˈt̪aɾja]. solitarias is at rank #28,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [soliˈt̪aɾjas].

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 43414, this pair ranks #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solitaria vs solitarias

Shared letters: ailorst. Private to "solitaria": -. Private to "solitarias": -.

"solitaria" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "solitarias" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solitaria ← oslitaria · sloitaria · soiltaria · soliatria · solitaira · solitarai · solitarria · solitraia
  • solitarias ← oslitarias · sloitarias · soiltarias · soliatrias · solitairas · solitarais · solitariass · solitarisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "solitaria" and "solitarias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([soliˈt̪aɾja] versus [soliˈt̪aɾjas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "solitaria" vs "solitarias" - which ranks higher?
"solitaria" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,463 in our Spanish list, against #28,951 for "solitarias". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "solitaria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solitarias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solitaria" and "solitarias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solidarias vs solitarias". 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 #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list