Which to use
“sólido” is an adjective and “solo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,414
- “sólido” frequency rank
- #1,451
- “solo” frequency rank
- 10865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sólido | solo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que resiste a esforço mecânico | terra |
Where the eye mixes sólido and solo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sólido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against solo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sólido and solo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sólido is /ˈsɔ.li.du/ while solo is /ˈsɔ.lu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sólido is recorded at frequency rank #9,414, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɔ.li.du/. 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 10865, this pair ranks #62,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sólido vs solo
Shared letters: los. Private to "sólido": dió. Private to "solo": -.
"sólido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "solo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solo ← oslo · sloo · sollo · sool · ssolo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sólido" and "solo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sólido" vs "solo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sólido" 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 #62,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sólido" and "solo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs sólido". 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 #62,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.