Which to use
“solos” and “sons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,374
- “solos” frequency rank
- #4,287
- “sons” frequency rank
- 27661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solos | sons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de solo. | Pluriel de son. |
Where the eye mixes solos and sons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between solos and sons
A purely visual mix-up. solos (\sɔ.lɔ\) and sons (\sɔ̃\) 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 27661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solos is recorded at frequency rank #23,374, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.lɔ\. sons is at rank #4,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ̃\.
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 27661, this pair ranks #327,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solos vs sons
Shared letters: os. Private to "solos": l. Private to "sons": n.
"solos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solos" and "sons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "solos" vs "sons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "solos" and "sons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solos" and "sons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs solos". 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 #327,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.