Which to use
“solidaire” and “solitaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,611
- “solidaire” frequency rank
- #6,031
- “solitaire” frequency rank
- 11642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solidaire | solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est commun à plusieurs personnes, en obligeant chacune directement au paiement de la somme totale. | Qui est seul ; qui vit dans la solitude. |
Where the eye mixes solidaire and solitaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solidaire with solitaire
A purely visual mix-up. solidaire (\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\) and solitaire (\sɔ.li.tɛʁ\) 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 a single letter - d in “solidaire” becomes t in “solitaire”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solidaire is recorded at frequency rank #5,611, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\. solitaire is at rank #6,031, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɔ.li.tɛʁ\.
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 11642, this pair ranks #408,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solidaire vs solitaire
Shared letters: aeilors. Private to "solidaire": d. Private to "solitaire": t.
"solidaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "solitaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solidaire" for "solitaire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "solidaire" vs "solitaire" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "solidaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solitaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solidaire" and "solitaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sociétaire vs solitaire". 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 #408,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.