sol

//ˈsɔw// noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#764

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sol is aPortuguesenoun. It means: centro e principal astro do sistema solar Pronounced /ˈsɔw/. It ranks #764 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with su and SW.

Key facts for sol
PropertyValue
Headwordsol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɔw/
Letters3
Frequency rank#764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sol in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sol is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɔw/. Corpus data places it at rank #764 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for sol in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Portuguese patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "SW", "sua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is sol, spelled S-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    centro e principal astro do sistema solar
  2. 2
    estrela central de algum outro sistema planetário
  3. 3
    um dos corpos celestes que percorrem o zodíaco e que determina o signo (solar) de uma pessoa
  4. 4
    a luz e o calor do sol¹, percebidos na Terra:
  5. 5
    local com incidência dos raios do sol¹
  6. 6
    a quinta nota musical na escala de dó maior
  7. 7
    uma das claves ou registros da notação musical
  8. 8
    antiga unidade monetária do Peru
  9. 9
    sistema coloidal composto de um sólido disperso em um líquido
  10. 10
    espécie de peixe ósseo (Mola mola)

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Frequency rank: #764 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sol"?
"sol" is spelled S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɔw/.
What does "sol" mean?
As a noun, "sol" means: centro e principal astro do sistema solar
What words are commonly confused with "sol"?
"sol" is commonly confused with "su", "SW", "sua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sol" is /ˈsɔw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sol" come from?
"sol" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.