Which to use
“sob” is a preposition and “solo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #320
- “sob” frequency rank
- #1,451
- “solo” frequency rank
- 1771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sob | solo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abaixo, em baixo | terra |
Where the eye mixes sob and solo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sob vs solo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sob is /ˈsob/ while solo is /ˈsɔ.lu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sob is recorded at frequency rank #320, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈsob/. solo is at rank #1,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.lu/.
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 1771, this pair ranks #73,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sob vs solo
Shared letters: os. Private to "sob": b. Private to "solo": l.
"sob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "solo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solo ← oslo · sloo · sollo · sool · ssolo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sob" for "solo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sob" or "solo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sob" and "solo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sob" and "solo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs solo". 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 #73,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.