Which to use
“sold” is a verb and “soude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,741
- “sold” frequency rank
- #21,472
- “soude” frequency rank
- 66213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sold | soude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de solden. | Hydroxyde de sodium, de formule NaOH. C'est un produit extrêmement dangereux car caustique pour les tissus vivants (→ voir soude caustique). |
Where the eye mixes sold and soude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sold runs 4 letters (CVCC) against soude's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sold with soude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sold is \zɔlt\ while soude is \sud\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66213, 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\. soude is at rank #21,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sud\.
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 66213, this pair ranks #68,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sold vs soude
Shared letters: dos. Private to "sold": l. Private to "soude": eu.
"sold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "soude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sold" and "soude" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sold" or "soude"?
What to do next
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 "soude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sold" and "soude" 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 #68,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.