Which to use
“sold” and “sont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,741
- “sold” frequency rank
- #47
- “sont” frequency rank
- 44788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sold | sont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de solden. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de être. |
Where the eye mixes sold and sont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sold and sont
A purely visual mix-up. sold (\zɔlt\) and sont (\sɔ̃\) 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 44788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sold is recorded at frequency rank #44,741, classified as averb, pronounced \zɔlt\. sont is at rank #47, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔ̃\.
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 44788, this pair ranks #207,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sold vs sont
Shared letters: os. Private to "sold": dl. Private to "sont": nt.
"sold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sold" for "sont" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sold" vs "sont" - which ranks higher?
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 "sold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sold" and "sont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sold vs soya". 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 #207,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.