solista

/su.ˈliʃ.tɐ/

//su.ˈliʃ.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“solista” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,682
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que executa um solo musical ou que é perita em música, principalmente nos solos

Corpus desk

Index PT-solista · solista · Portuguese

solista · rank #42,682 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,682
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sossegar

Nearest frequency peer: sossegar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “solista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “solista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

solista vs solta
71% similar
solista vs sexista
71% similar

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

Key facts for solista
PropertyValue
Headwordsolista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.ˈliʃ.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,682
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “solista”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).solistacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sossegar” (#42,683), “Sofa” (#42,680), “tak” (#42,692). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “solista” fica em #42,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around solista (IPA /su.ˈliʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,682 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pessoa que executa um solo musical ou que é perita em música, principalmente nos solos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for solista, with forms such as "oslista", "sloista", and "soilsta". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "solta", "sexista", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is solista, spelled S-O-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que executa um solo musical ou que é perita em música, principalmente nos solos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how solista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A obra fica a meio caminho entre o Erwartung e o Pierrot Lunaire de Schoenberg, onde a soprano solista canta, e os melodramas de um Richard Strauss, como Enoch Arden, onde a recitante é uma atriz que narra os acontecimentos acompanhada por piano.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslista
  • sloista
  • soilsta
  • solisat
  • solissta
  • solistta
  • solitsa
  • sollista
  • solsita
  • ssolista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solista - 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.

oslista2sloista2soilsta2solisat2solissta1solistta1solitsa2sollista1
Edit distance from "solista"

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 "solista"?
"solista" is spelled S-O-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈliʃ.tɐ/.
What does "solista" mean?
As a noun, "solista" means: pessoa que executa um solo musical ou que é perita em música, principalmente nos solos
What words are commonly confused with "solista"?
"solista" is commonly confused with "solta", "sexista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solista" is /su.ˈliʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solista" come from?
"solista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "solista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list