Which to use
“soli” and “sons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,798
- “soli” frequency rank
- #4,287
- “sons” frequency rank
- 53085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soli | sons |
|---|---|---|
| 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 son. |
Where the eye mixes soli and sons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: soli vs sons
A purely visual mix-up. soli (\sɔ.lo\) and sons (\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 53085, 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\. sons is at rank #4,287, tagged as anoun, 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 53085, this pair ranks #143,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soli vs sons
Shared letters: os. Private to "soli": il. Private to "sons": n.
"soli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soli" and "sons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soli" or "sons"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "soli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soli" and "sons" 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 #143,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.