Which to use
“solto” is an adjective and “soluço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,242
- “solto” frequency rank
- #28,035
- “soluço” frequency rank
- 34277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solto | soluço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se soltou | inalação rápida e involuntária de ar que acompanha um espasmo do diafragma e é repentinamente interrompida pelo fechamento da glote, produzindo um som agudo e curto |
Letter map: solto vs soluço
Shared letters muted; letters that set solto and soluço apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - solto and soluço
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: solto is anadjective and soluçoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solto is recorded at frequency rank #6,242, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsoɫ.tu/. soluço is at rank #28,035, tagged as anoun.
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 34277, this pair ranks #33,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of solto vs soluço
Shared letters: los. Private to "solto": t. Private to "soluço": uç.
"solto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "soluço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- solto ← oslto · sloto · sollto · solot · soltto · sotlo · ssolto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "solto" for "soluço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "solto" vs "soluço" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "solto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soluço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solto" and "soluço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs soluço". 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 #33,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.