Which to use
“sólo” is an adverb and “solos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #127
- “sólo” frequency rank
- #3,083
- “solos” frequency rank
- 3210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sólo | solos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grafía alternativa de solo (adverbio). Cada vez que deba entenderse como equivalente de solamente y sea posible la confusión con el adjetivo homónimo, es optativo tildar la palabra para desambiguar. | Forma del masculino plural de solo. |
Where the eye mixes sólo and solos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sólo vs solos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sólo is [ˈsolo] while solos is [ˈsolos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sólo is recorded at frequency rank #127, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈsolo]. solos is at rank #3,083, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsolos].
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 3210, this pair ranks #318,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sólo vs solos
Shared letters: los. Private to "sólo": ó. Private to "solos": -.
"sólo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "solos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solos ← oslos · sloos · sollos · soloss · solso · sools · ssolos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sólo" for "solos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sólo" or "solos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sólo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sólo" and "solos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solos vs sous". 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 #318,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.