Soft Drink

[ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk]

/[ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Soft Drink” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist süßliches Getränk, das keinen oder fast keinen Alkohol enthält

Key facts for Soft Drink
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoft Drink
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Soft Drink” sits in German frequency

Soft Drink falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Soft Drink is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist süßliches Getränk, das keinen oder fast keinen Alkohol enthält".

No misspelling variants are generated for Soft Drink in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Soft Drink, spelled S-O-F-T- -D-R-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist süßliches Getränk, das keinen oder fast keinen Alkohol enthält

Antonyms

Hard Drink

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Soft Drink"?
"Soft Drink" is spelled S-O-F-T- -D-R-I-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk].
What does "Soft Drink" mean?
As a noun, "Soft Drink" means: meist süßliches Getränk, das keinen oder fast keinen Alkohol enthält
How do you pronounce "Soft Drink"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soft Drink" is [ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soft Drink" come from?
"Soft Drink" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Soft Drink”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-F-T- -D-R-I-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsɔftˌdʁɪŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list