Which to use
“solides” and “sourdes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,814
- “solides” frequency rank
- #42,062
- “sourdes” frequency rank
- 47876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solides | sourdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de solide. | Féminin pluriel de sourd. |
Where the eye mixes solides and sourdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. solides (CVCVCVC) and sourdes (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses solides with sourdes
A purely visual mix-up. solides (\so.lid\) and sourdes (\suʁd\) 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 47876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solides is recorded at frequency rank #5,814, classified as anadj, pronounced \so.lid\. sourdes is at rank #42,062, tagged as anadj, pronounced \suʁd\.
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 47876, this pair ranks #183,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solides vs sourdes
Shared letters: deos. Private to "solides": il. Private to "sourdes": ru.
"solides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sourdes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solides" for "sourdes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "solides" vs "sourdes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "solides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sourdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solides" and "sourdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sourdes". 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 #183,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.