Soldat

[zɔlˈdaːt]

/[zɔlˈdaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Soldat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,311
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger des militärischen Personals von Streitkräften eines Landes

Corpus desk

Index DE-soldat · Soldat · German

Soldat · rank #5,311 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,311
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sofa

Nearest frequency peer: Sofa (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Soldat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Soldat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Soldat vs sollt
50% similar
Soldat vs sollst
50% similar
Soldat vs Solist
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Soldat
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoldat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɔlˈdaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,311
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Soldat“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Soldatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sofa“ (#5,310), „Spektrum“ (#5,312), „Spielern“ (#5,313). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Soldat“ bei #5,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Soldat (IPA [zɔlˈdaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,311 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Soldat, with forms such as "osldat", "slodat", and "sodlat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sollt", "sollst", "Solist", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Soldat, spelled S-O-L-D-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger des militärischen Personals von Streitkräften eines Landes
  2. 2
    erster, niedrigster, unterster Dienstgrad bei den Teilstreitkräften des Heeres
  3. 3
    zweitniedrigster Dienstgrad
  4. 4
    unter staatenbildenden Insekten, ein durch seinen vergrößerten Kopf mit besonderer Ausbildung der Mundwerkzeuge zur Verteidigung des Baus bestimmtes Exemplar
  5. 5
    Bauer, Spielfigur des Schachspiels
  6. 6
    Blütenkolben des Breitwegerichs (Plantago major)
  7. 7
    blaue Blüten des Wiesensalbeis (Salvia pratensis)
  8. 8
    Meeresschnecke
  9. 9
    Bernhardskrebs (Pagurus bernhardus)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Soldat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Soldat steht in seiner Uniform vor der Kaserne.
  2. „Im Krieg sind alle Väter Soldat.“

Synonyms

KnechtKriegerKriegsknechtKriegsmannLandserWehrmannKämpeKämpferNamibiaOstbelgienKämpenMilitärMilizionärUniformierterWehrmannHeerFeldgrauerFliegerFrontschweinFunkerGrenadierJägerKanonierPionierPanzerfunkerPanzergrenadierPanzerjägerPanzerkanonierPanzerpionierPanzerschützePanzersoldatSchützeLuftwaffeFliegerKanonierMarineMatroseSanitätsdienstSanitätssoldatRekrutFunkerFüsilierGrenadierKanonierMotorfahrerPionierSanitäterSanitätssoldatEinsiedlerkrebsPleusganjokrebs

Antonyms

ZivilistAufständischerFreiheitskämpferFreischärlerPartisanRebellUntergrundkämpferWiderstandskämpferArbeiterinBeutezerlegerinBrutpflegerinJägerinKöniginKöniginnenpflegerinMelkerinNestbauerinNestmaterialbeschafferinNestreinigerinSammlerinSpeichertierStraßenbauerinTrägerinWächterinWärmeträgerinWeckerin

This word in other languages

soldier(English)soldado(Español)soldat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osldat
  • slodat
  • sodlat
  • soladt
  • soldatt
  • solddat
  • soldta
  • solldat
  • ssoldat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Soldat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osldat2slodat2sodlat2soladt2soldatt1solddat1soldta2solldat1
Edit distance from "Soldat"

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 "Soldat"?
"Soldat" is spelled S-O-L-D-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔlˈdaːt].
What does "Soldat" mean?
As a noun, "Soldat" means: Angehöriger des militärischen Personals von Streitkräften eines Landes
What words are commonly confused with "Soldat"?
"Soldat" is commonly confused with "sollt", "sollst", "Solist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Soldat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soldat" is [zɔlˈdaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soldat" come from?
"Soldat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwul#5,305school#5,303Schock#5,302schlau#5,301

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sexuelle9 variantssagten9 variantsProben9 variantsVolker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list