Which to use
“soler” and “sols” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,202
- “soler” frequency rank
- #4,991
- “sols” frequency rank
- 53193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soler | sols |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné dans l’Aisne à un cépage donnant du raisin noir, le peloursin. | Pluriel de sol. |
Where the eye mixes soler and sols
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soler and sols
A purely visual mix-up. soler (\sɔ.le\) and sols (\sɔl\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soler is recorded at frequency rank #48,202, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.le\. sols is at rank #4,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔl\.
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 53193, this pair ranks #142,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soler vs sols
Shared letters: los. Private to "soler": er. Private to "sols": -.
"soler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sols" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soler" and "sols" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soler" or "sols"?
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 "soler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sols" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soler" and "sols" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs soler". 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 #142,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.