Söldner
German, noun/ˈzœldnər/
Söldner is spelled S-Ö-L-D-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Söldner is a German masculine noun meaning “mercenary, sellsword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gegen Bezahlung angeworbener, zeitlich (und vertraglich) befristet dienender Angehöriger einer aus…”.
What does Söldner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemercenary, sellsword
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gegen Bezahlung angeworbener, zeitlich (und vertraglich) befristet dienender Angehöriger einer aus freiwilligen, zumeist fremdländischen Soldaten bestehenden Truppe 2. in Bayern und Österreich Besitzer einer Sölde, eines kleinen Bauerngutes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Söldner
- Söldners genitive
- Söldnerin feminine
- Söldnern dative definite plural
- Seldner alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Söldner?
- /ˈzœldnər/
- [ˈzœlt.nɐ]
- [ˈzœl.dnɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Söldner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Söldner in German?
Söldner appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).