soltadovssoltaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,952
“soltado” frequency rank
#30,676
“soltaron” frequency rank
59628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soltado soltaron
Definition Participio de soltar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de soltar.

Where the eye mixes soltado and soltaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soltado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against soltaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
soltado
8 ch
soltaron

Why the eye confuses soltado with soltaron

A purely visual mix-up. soltado ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and soltaron ([sol̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soltado is recorded at frequency rank #28,952, classified as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]. soltaron is at rank #30,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 59628, this pair ranks #61,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of soltado vs soltaron

Shared letters: alost. Private to "soltado": d. Private to "soltaron": nr.

"soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "soltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soltado ← osltado · slotado · solatdo · solltado · soltaddo · soltaod · soltdao · solttado
  • soltaron ← osltaron · slotaron · solatron · solltaron · soltaorn · soltarno · soltaronn · soltarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "soltado" and "soltaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [sol̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "soltado" vs "soltaron" - which ranks higher?
"soltado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,952 in our Spanish list, against #30,676 for "soltaron". 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 "soltado" and "soltaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "soltado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "soltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "soltado" and "soltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soltaba vs soltado". 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 #61,930 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