sollicitévssollicitentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sollicité is a adjective, sollicitent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sollicité” is an adjective and “sollicitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,480
“sollicité” frequency rank
#39,045
“sollicitent” frequency rank
51525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sollicité sollicitent
Definition Que l’on sollicite. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de solliciter.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
sollicité
11 ch
sollicitent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sollicité is \sɔ.li.si.te\ while sollicitent is \sɔ.li.sit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sollicité is recorded at frequency rank #12,480, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɔ.li.si.te\. sollicitent is at rank #39,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔ.li.sit\.

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 51525, this pair ranks #154,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sollicité vs sollicitent

Shared letters: cilost. Private to "sollicité": é. Private to "sollicitent": en.

"sollicité" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "sollicitent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sollicitentosllicitent · slolicitent · solicitent · solilcitent · sollciitent · solliccitent · sollicietnt · sollicitennt

Frequency comparison

sollicité#12,480
sollicitent#39,045

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sollicité" and "sollicitent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sollicité" is an adjective and "sollicitent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sollicité" or "sollicitent"?
"sollicité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,480 in our French list, against #39,045 for "sollicitent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sollicité vs sollicitent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sollicité”; for a verb, it's “sollicitent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sollicité” 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