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

#3,083
“solos” frequency rank
#5,442
“suyos” frequency rank
8525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solos suyos
Definition Forma del masculino plural de solo. Forma del plural de suyo.

Where the eye mixes solos and suyos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
solos
5 ch
suyos

Look-alike desk: solos vs suyos

A purely visual mix-up. solos ([ˈsolos]) and suyos ([ˈsuʝos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solos is recorded at frequency rank #3,083, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsolos]. suyos is at rank #5,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuʝos].

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 8525, this pair ranks #304,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of solos vs suyos

Shared letters: os. Private to "solos": l. Private to "suyos": uy.

"solos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "suyos" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solososlos · sloos · sollos · soloss · solso · sools · ssolos
  • suyosssuyos · suoys · suyoss · suyso · suyyos · syuos · usyos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solos" and "suyos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsolos] versus [ˈsuʝos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "solos" or "suyos"?
"solos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,083 in our Spanish list, against #5,442 for "suyos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "solos" and "suyos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "solos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solos" and "suyos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs suyos". 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 #304,739 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