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“solidaires” and “solitaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,487
“solidaires” frequency rank
#6,031
“solitaire” frequency rank
17518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solidaires solitaire
Definition Pluriel de solidaire. Qui est seul ; qui vit dans la solitude.

Where the eye mixes solidaires and solitaire

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
solidaires
9 ch
solitaire

Look-alike desk: solidaires vs solitaire

A purely visual mix-up. solidaires (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17518, 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\. 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 17518, this pair ranks #382,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of solidaires vs solitaire

Shared letters: aeilors. Private to "solidaires": d. Private to "solitaire": t.

"solidaires" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "solitaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solidairesoslidaires · sloidaires · soildaires · soldiaires · soliadires · solidaiers · solidairess · solidairres
  • solitaireoslitaire · sloitaire · soiltaire · soliatire · solitaier · solitairre · solitarie · solitiare

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "solidaires" and "solitaire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\sɔ.li.dɛʁ\ versus \sɔ.li.tɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "solidaires" vs "solitaire" - which ranks higher?
"solitaire" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,031 in our French list, against #11,487 for "solidaires". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "solidaires" 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 #382,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solidaires" and "solitaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solidaires vs solidarités". 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 #382,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list