Which to use
“soltado” and “soltó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,952
- “soltado” frequency rank
- #16,457
- “soltó” frequency rank
- 45409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soltado | soltó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de soltar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de soltar. |
Where the eye mixes soltado and soltó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. soltado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against soltó's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses soltado with soltó
A purely visual mix-up. soltado ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and soltó ([sol̪ˈt̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45409, 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]. soltó is at rank #16,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪o].
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 45409, this pair ranks #131,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soltado vs soltó
Shared letters: lost. Private to "soltado": ad. Private to "soltó": ó.
"soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "soltó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- soltado ← osltado · slotado · solatdo · solltado · soltaddo · soltaod · soltdao · solttado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soltado" and "soltó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soltado" vs "soltó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soltado" and "soltó" 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 "soltó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soltado" and "soltó" 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 #131,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.