Which to use
“sexistes” is an adjective and “solistes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,467
- “sexistes” frequency rank
- #35,731
- “solistes” frequency rank
- 57198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexistes | solistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sexiste. | Pluriel de soliste. |
Where the eye mixes sexistes and solistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sexistes and solistes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sexistes vs solistes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sexistes is \sɛk.sist\ while solistes is \sɔ.list\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexistes is recorded at frequency rank #21,467, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛk.sist\. solistes is at rank #35,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.list\.
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 57198, this pair ranks #116,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sexistes vs solistes
Shared letters: eist. Private to "sexistes": x. Private to "solistes": lo.
"sexistes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "solistes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sexistes" for "solistes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sexistes" vs "solistes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sexistes" and "solistes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexistes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexistes" and "solistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solistes vs stylistes". 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 #116,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.