Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sol

/sɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
sol
IPA
/sɔl/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In a fixed-do system: the musical note G.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An old coin from France and some other countries worth 12 deniers.

noun

A former Spanish-American silver coin.

noun

In full nuevo sol or new sol: the main currency unit of Peru which replaced the inti in 1991; also, a coin of this value.

noun

A solar day on the planet Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds).

noun

A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.

noun

A solution to an objection (or "ob"), for example, in controversial divinity.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɔl/
  • British English: /sɒl/

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Questions

How do you pronounce sol?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɔl/.
What does sol mean?
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
Where does sol come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sol

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