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Which to use

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

#49,282
“soltaba” frequency rank
#28,952
“soltado” frequency rank
78234
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soltaba soltado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de soltar. Participio de soltar.

Where the eye mixes soltaba and soltado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
soltaba
7 ch
soltado

Visual trap between soltaba and soltado

A purely visual mix-up. soltaba ([sol̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and soltado ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 78234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soltaba is recorded at frequency rank #49,282, classified as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. soltado is at rank #28,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o].

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 78234, this pair ranks #14,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of soltaba vs soltado

Shared letters: alost. Private to "soltaba": b. Private to "soltado": d.

"soltaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soltabaosltaba · slotaba · solatba · solltaba · soltaab · soltabba · soltava · soltbaa
  • soltadoosltado · slotado · solatdo · solltado · soltaddo · soltaod · soltdao · solttado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "soltaba" and "soltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sol̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] versus [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soltaba" or "soltado"?
"soltado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,952 in our Spanish list, against #49,282 for "soltaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "soltaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "soltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "soltaba" and "soltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soltaba vs sotana". 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 #14,765 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