soldier

[ˈsəʊldʒə]

/[ˈsəʊldʒə]/ noun

The verdict

“soldier” is uncommon German (frequency #62,865 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,865
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Soldat, Soldatin

Corpus desk

Index DE-soldier · soldier · German

soldier · rank #62,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,865
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH Softdrinks

Nearest frequency peer: Softdrinks (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “soldier”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “soldier” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for soldier
PropertyValue
Headwordsoldier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsəʊldʒə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soldier” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). soldier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soldier is uncommon German at frequency #62,865 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsəʊldʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soldat, Soldatin".

No generated misspelling entries exist for soldier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is soldier, spelled S-O-L-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soldat, Soldatin

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soldier"?
"soldier" is spelled S-O-L-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsəʊldʒə].
What does "soldier" mean?
As a noun, "soldier" means: Soldat, Soldatin
How do you pronounce "soldier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soldier" is [ˈsəʊldʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soldier" come from?
"soldier" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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