sollicitéesvssolliciterWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#41,541
“sollicitées” frequency rank
#13,478
“solliciter” frequency rank
55019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sollicitées solliciter
Definition Féminin pluriel de sollicité. Inciter ou exciter à faire quelque chose.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sollicitées and solliciter apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
sollicitées
10 ch
solliciter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sollicitées and solliciter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɔ.li.si.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sollicitées is recorded at frequency rank #41,541, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɔ.li.si.te\. solliciter is at rank #13,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔ.li.si.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 55019, this pair ranks #130,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sollicitées vs solliciter

Shared letters: ceilost. Private to "sollicitées": é. Private to "solliciter": r.

"sollicitées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "solliciter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solliciteroslliciter · sloliciter · soliciter · solilciter · sollciiter · sollicciter · sollicietr · solliciterr

Frequency comparison

sollicitées#41,541
solliciter#13,478

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sollicitées" and "solliciter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sollicitées" is an adjective and "solliciter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sollicitées" or "solliciter"?
"solliciter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,478 in our French list, against #41,541 for "sollicitées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sollicitées vs solliciter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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