Which to use
“solta” and “sósia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,270
- “solta” frequency rank
- #35,794
- “sósia” frequency rank
- 40064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solta | sósia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de soltar | pessoa que é muito parecida com outra |
Where the eye mixes solta and sósia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. solta (CVCCV) and sósia (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between solta and sósia
A purely visual mix-up. solta (/ˈsoɫ.tɐ/) and sósia (/ˈsɔ.zjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solta is recorded at frequency rank #4,270, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsoɫ.tɐ/. sósia is at rank #35,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.zjɐ/.
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 40064, this pair ranks #26,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solta vs sósia
Shared letters: as. Private to "solta": lot. Private to "sósia": ió.
"solta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sósia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solta ← oslta · slota · solat · sollta · soltta · sotla · ssolta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solta" and "sósia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "solta" or "sósia" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "solta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sósia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solta" and "sósia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs sósia". 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 #26,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.