Software
[ˈsɔftˌvɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Software” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,265 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,265
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Programm oder deren Gesamtheit zur Verwendung auf einem Computer oder einem anderen Gerät mit steuerbaren Schaltkreisen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Software |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsɔftˌvɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Software” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Software is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsɔftˌvɛːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,265 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Programm oder deren Gesamtheit zur Verwendung auf einem Computer oder einem anderen Gerät mit steuerbaren Schaltkreisen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Software, with forms such as "osftware", "sfotware", and "sofftware". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Software, spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Programm oder deren Gesamtheit zur Verwendung auf einem Computer oder einem anderen Gerät mit steuerbaren Schaltkreisen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osftware,sfotware,sofftware,softawre,softtware,softwaer,softwarre,softwrae,softwware,sofwtare,sotfware,ssoftware
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Software - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Software”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsɔftˌvɛːɐ̯] (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.