Which to use
“soldo” and “solta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,066
- “soldo” frequency rank
- #4,270
- “solta” frequency rank
- 50336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soldo | solta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | salário básico de militar | ato ou efeito de soltar |
Letter map: soldo vs solta
Shared letters muted; letters that set soldo and solta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. soldo and solta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: soldo and solta
soldo and solta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soldo is recorded at frequency rank #46,066, classified as anoun. solta is at rank #4,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsoɫ.tɐ/.
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 50336, this pair ranks #14,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soldo vs solta
Shared letters: los. Private to "soldo": d. Private to "solta": at.
"soldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "solta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soldo" for "solta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soldo" vs "solta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "soldo" and "solta".
- Full dictionary entry for "soldo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soldo" and "solta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs sulco". 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 #14,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.