Which to use
“soins” and “solis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,786
- “soins” frequency rank
- #42,054
- “solis” frequency rank
- 43840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soins | solis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de soin. | Pluriel de soli. |
Where the eye mixes soins and solis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. soins (CVVCC) and solis (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses soins with solis
A purely visual mix-up. soins (\swɛ̃\) and solis (\sɔ.li\) 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 43840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soins is recorded at frequency rank #1,786, classified as anoun, pronounced \swɛ̃\. solis is at rank #42,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.li\.
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 43840, this pair ranks #214,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soins vs solis
Shared letters: ios. Private to "soins": n. Private to "solis": l.
"soins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "solis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soins" for "solis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soins" vs "solis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soins" and "solis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soins" and "solis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs solis". 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 #214,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.