Which to use
“sol” and “solis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “sol” frequency rank
- #42,054
- “solis” frequency rank
- 42887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sol | solis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cinquième note de la gamme. | Pluriel de soli. |
Where the eye mixes sol and solis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sol and solis
A purely visual mix-up. sol (\sɔl\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sol” sits inside “solis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sol is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔl\. 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 42887, this pair ranks #222,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sol vs solis
Shared letters: los. Private to "sol": -. Private to "solis": i.
"sol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "solis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solis ← oslis · slois · soils · soliss · sollis · solsi · ssolis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sol" and "solis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sol" or "solis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sol" and "solis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sol" 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 #222,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sol" 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 #222,135 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.