Which to use
“solidaire” and “solitaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,611
- “solidaire” frequency rank
- #18,877
- “solitaires” frequency rank
- 24488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solidaire | solitaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est commun à plusieurs personnes, en obligeant chacune directement au paiement de la somme totale. | Pluriel de solitaire. |
Where the eye mixes solidaire and solitaires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. solidaire runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against solitaires's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses solidaire with solitaires
A purely visual mix-up. solidaire (\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\) and solitaires (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24488, 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\. solitaires is at rank #18,877, 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 24488, this pair ranks #346,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solidaire vs solitaires
Shared letters: aeilors. Private to "solidaire": d. Private to "solitaires": t.
"solidaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "solitaires" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solidaire ← oslidaire · sloidaire · soildaire · soldiaire · soliadire · solidaier · solidairre · solidarie
- solitaires ← oslitaires · sloitaires · soiltaires · soliatires · solitaiers · solitairess · solitairres · solitairse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solidaire" for "solitaires" ever safe?
Which is more common, "solidaire" or "solitaires"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "solidaire" and "solitaires" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solidaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solitaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solidaire" and "solitaires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sociétaires vs solitaires". 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 #346,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.