Bausoldat
German, noun[ˈbaʊ̯zɔlˌdaːt]
Bausoldat is spelled B-A-U-S-O-L-D-A-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written German, the 423,336th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bausoldat is a German masculine noun meaning “construction soldier (person who didn't bear arms but instead did construction work)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dienstgrad von Wehrpflichtigen, die in der NVA Wehrdienst ohne Waffe leisteten”.
What does Bausoldat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconstruction soldier (person who didn't bear arms but instead did construction work)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dienstgrad von Wehrpflichtigen, die in der NVA Wehrdienst ohne Waffe leisteten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bausoldat
- Bausoldaten genitive
- BS alternative initialism
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bausoldat?
- [ˈbaʊ̯zɔlˌdaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bausoldat in German?
Bausoldat appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).