Which to use
“sol” and “soli” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “sol” frequency rank
- #48,798
- “soli” frequency rank
- 49631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sol | soli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cinquième note de la gamme. | Sous le faîtage, espace servant à engranger le foin (fenière) et où l'on peut aussi coucher, en y accédant par une échelle extérieure. |
Where the eye mixes sol and soli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sol with soli
A purely visual mix-up. sol (\sɔl\) and soli (\sɔ.lo\) 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 extra letter(s) - “sol” sits inside “soli”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sol is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔl\. soli is at rank #48,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.lo\.
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 49631, this pair ranks #169,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sol vs soli
Shared letters: los. Private to "sol": -. Private to "soli": i.
"sol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "soli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- soli ← osli · sloi · soil · solli · ssoli
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sol" and "soli" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sol" or "soli" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sol" and "soli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soli vs spi". 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 #169,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.