Which to use
“sol” and “spoil” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “sol” frequency rank
- #32,201
- “spoil” frequency rank
- 33034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sol | spoil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cinquième note de la gamme. | Fait de dévoiler à l’avance ou divulguer prématurément un élément clé de l’intrigue d’une œuvre de fiction. |
Where the eye mixes sol and spoil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sol with spoil
A purely visual mix-up. sol (\sɔl\) and spoil (\spɔjl\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sol is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔl\. spoil is at rank #32,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced \spɔjl\.
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 33034, this pair ranks #293,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sol vs spoil
Shared letters: los. Private to "sol": -. Private to "spoil": ip.
"sol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "spoil" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spoil ← psoil · sopil · spiol · spoill · spoli · sppoil · sspoil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sol" and "spoil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sol" or "spoil"?
After this comparison
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 "spoil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sol" and "spoil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spi vs spoil". 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 #293,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.