sollicitervssollicitésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#13,478
“solliciter” frequency rank
#23,373
“sollicités” frequency rank
36851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solliciter sollicités
Definition Inciter ou exciter à faire quelque chose. Masculin pluriel de sollicité.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
solliciter
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sollicités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: solliciter and sollicités carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɔ.li.si.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solliciter is recorded at frequency rank #13,478, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔ.li.si.te\. sollicités is at rank #23,373, tagged as anadj, 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 36851, this pair ranks #266,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solliciter vs sollicités

Shared letters: cilost. Private to "solliciter": er. Private to "sollicités": é.

"solliciter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "sollicités" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

solliciter#13,478
sollicités#23,373

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "solliciter" and "sollicités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "solliciter" is a verb and "sollicités" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "solliciter" or "sollicités"?
"solliciter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,478 in our French list, against #23,373 for "sollicités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering solliciter vs sollicités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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