solidairesvssolidaritésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: solidaires is a adjective, solidarités is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“solidaires” is an adjective and “solidarités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,487
“solidaires” frequency rank
#29,542
“solidarités” frequency rank
41029
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solidaires solidarités
Definition Pluriel de solidaire. Pluriel de solidarité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set solidaires and solidarités apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
solidaires
11 ch
solidarités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solidaires is \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\ while solidarités is \sɔ.li.da.ʁi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solidaires is recorded at frequency rank #11,487, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɔ.li.dɛʁ\. solidarités is at rank #29,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.li.da.ʁi.te\.

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 41029, this pair ranks #236,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solidaires vs solidarités

Shared letters: adilors. Private to "solidaires": e. Private to "solidarités": .

"solidaires" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "solidarités" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solidairesoslidaires · sloidaires · soildaires · soldiaires · soliadires · solidaiers · solidairess · solidairres

Frequency comparison

solidaires#11,487
solidarités#29,542

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solidaires" and "solidarités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "solidaires" is an adjective and "solidarités" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "solidaires" or "solidarités"?
"solidaires" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,487 in our French list, against #29,542 for "solidarités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering solidaires vs solidarités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “solidaires”; for a noun, it's “solidarités”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “solidaires” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list