soaps

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The verdict

“soaps” is uncommon German (frequency #72,941 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,941
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs soap

Corpus desk

Index DE-soaps · soaps · German

soaps · rank #72,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,941
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skylines

Nearest frequency peer: Skylines (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „soaps“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „soaps“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for soaps
PropertyValue
Headwordsoaps
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „soaps“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).soapsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Skylines“ (#72,939), „skandiert“ (#72,938), „Sommelier“ (#72,945). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „soaps“ bei #72,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soaps is uncommon German at frequency #72,941 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs soap".

soaps has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is soaps, spelled S-O-A-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs soap

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soaps"?
"soaps" is spelled S-O-A-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "soaps" mean?
As a verb, "soaps" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs soap
How do you pronounce "soaps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soaps" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soaps" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soaps", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

servo#72,920Stutz#72,975Timor#72,997Tobak#72,999

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list