Which to use
“soltar” is a verb and “solto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,356
- “soltar” frequency rank
- #6,242
- “solto” frequency rank
- 11598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soltar | solto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | libertar | que se soltou |
Where the eye mixes soltar and solto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. soltar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against solto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between soltar and solto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soltar is /soɫ.ˈtaɾ/ while solto is /ˈsoɫ.tu/. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soltar is recorded at frequency rank #5,356, classified as averb, pronounced /soɫ.ˈtaɾ/. solto is at rank #6,242, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsoɫ.tu/.
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 11598, this pair ranks #61,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soltar vs solto
Shared letters: lost. Private to "soltar": ar. Private to "solto": -.
"soltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "solto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soltar" for "solto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "soltar" or "solto"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "soltar" and "solto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soltar" and "solto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs solto". 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 #61,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.