Which to use
“soli” and “solos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,798
- “soli” frequency rank
- #23,374
- “solos” frequency rank
- 72172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soli | solos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sous le faîtage, espace servant à engranger le foin (fenière) et où l'on peut aussi coucher, en y accédant par une échelle extérieure. | Pluriel de solo. |
Where the eye mixes soli and solos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soli and solos
A purely visual mix-up. soli (\sɔ.lo\) and solos (\sɔ.lɔ\) 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 72172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soli is recorded at frequency rank #48,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.lo\. solos is at rank #23,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.lɔ\.
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 72172, this pair ranks #44,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soli vs solos
Shared letters: los. Private to "soli": i. Private to "solos": -.
"soli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "solos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soli" and "solos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soli" or "solos"?
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 "soli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soli" and "solos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soli vs spi". 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 #44,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.