solidão

noun

The verdict

“solidão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado daquilo que está só, isolado

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

solidão vs sólido
71% similar
solidão vs solução
71% similar
solidão vs soldo
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for solidão
PropertyValue
Headwordsolidão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,710
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “solidão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). solidão lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around solidão, anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,710 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for solidão, with forms such as "oslidão", "sloidão", and "soildão". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sólido", "solução", "soldo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is solidão, spelled S-O-L-I-D-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado daquilo que está só, isolado
  2. 2
    característica dos lugares isolados, despovoados, vazios

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslidão
  • sloidão
  • soildão
  • soldião
  • soliddão
  • solidoã
  • soliãdo
  • sollidão
  • ssolidão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solidão - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oslidão2sloidão2soildão2soldião2soliddão1solidoã2soliãdo2sollidão1
Edit distance from "solidão"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "solidão"?
"solidão" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-Ã-O.
What does "solidão" mean?
As a noun, "solidão" means: estado daquilo que está só, isolado
What words are commonly confused with "solidão"?
"solidão" is commonly confused with "sólido", "solução", "soldo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "solidão" come from?
"solidão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “solidão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-L-I-D-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “sólido” - see the side-by-side comparison. solidão vs sólido
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list