solidaire

\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\

/\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“solidaire” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,611 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#5,611
frequency rank, French
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est commun à plusieurs personnes, en obligeant chacune directement au paiement de la somme totale.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

solidaire vs solidité
67% similar
solidaire vs solitaire
89% similar
solidaire vs solidarité
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for solidaire
PropertyValue
Headwordsolidaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,611
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “solidaire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). solidaire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for solidaire is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,611 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for solidaire, with forms such as "oslidaire", "sloidaire", and "soildaire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "solidité", "solitaire", "solidarité", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is solidaire, spelled S-O-L-I-D-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est commun à plusieurs personnes, en obligeant chacune directement au paiement de la somme totale.
  2. 2
    Qui est obligé solidairement.
  3. 3
    Se dit des personnes qui répondent en quelque sorte les unes des autres, qui ont entre elles un lien de solidarité.
  4. 4
    Qualifie des parties qui sont liées dans le fonctionnement d'un mécanisme.
  5. 5
    Qui se rapporte au parti Québec solidaire.

This word in other languages

solidary(English)solidario(Español)solidarisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oslidaire,sloidaire,soildaire,soldiaire,soliadire,solidaier,solidairre,solidarie,soliddaire,solidiare,sollidaire,ssolidaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solidaire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oslidaire2sloidaire2soildaire2soldiaire2soliadire2solidaier2solidairre1solidarie2
Edit distance from "solidaire"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "solidaire"?
"solidaire" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\.
What does "solidaire" mean?
As an adjective, "solidaire" means: Qui est commun à plusieurs personnes, en obligeant chacune directement au paiement de la somme totale.
What words are commonly confused with "solidaire"?
"solidaire" is commonly confused with "solidité", "solitaire", "solidarité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solidaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solidaire" is \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solidaire" come from?
"solidaire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “solidaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-L-I-D-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “solidité” - see the side-by-side comparison. solidaire vs solidité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list