Which to use
“solo” and “sulco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,451
- “solo” frequency rank
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- 47061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solo | sulco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terra | rego |
Where the eye mixes solo and sulco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: solo vs sulco
A purely visual mix-up. solo (/ˈsɔ.lu/) and sulco (/ˈsuɫ.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solo is recorded at frequency rank #1,451, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.lu/. sulco is at rank #45,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɫ.ku/.
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 47061, this pair ranks #18,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of solo vs sulco
Shared letters: los. Private to "solo": -. Private to "sulco": cu.
"solo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solo" and "sulco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "solo" or "sulco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "solo" and "sulco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "solo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sulco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solo" and "sulco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño 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 #18,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.