Which to use
“soler” and “sour” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,202
- “soler” frequency rank
- #35,736
- “sour” frequency rank
- 83938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soler | sour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné dans l’Aisne à un cépage donnant du raisin noir, le peloursin. | Égout. |
Where the eye mixes soler and sour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soler and sour
A purely visual mix-up. soler (\sɔ.le\) and sour (\suʁ\) 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 83938, 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\. sour is at rank #35,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced \suʁ\.
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 83938, this pair ranks #13,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soler vs sour
Shared letters: ors. Private to "soler": el. Private to "sour": u.
"soler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soler" and "sour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soler" or "sour"?
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 "sour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soler" and "sour" 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 #13,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.